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Melghat Tiger Reserve

21.40988 , 77.17049

India

Melghat was among the first nine tiger reserves of India to be notified in 1973 under Project Tiger. The tropical dry deciduous forests are dominated by teak (Tectona grandis). The total area of the reserve is around 1677 km2.

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 21.4099/77.1705 (2020-12-18 19:43:33 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Melghat Tiger Reserve" (2020-12-18 19:43:33 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2024-04-19 07:02:31
Melghat was among the first nine tiger reserves of India to be notified in 1973 under Project Tiger. The tropical dry deciduous forests are dominated by teak (Tectona grandis). The total area of the reserve is around 1677 km2.

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Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
Jungle Bush-Quail (Perdicula asiatica)
Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus)
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti)
Malabar Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus)
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)

Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:52:45)

Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:52:35)

Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:52:17)

Jungle Bush-Quail (Perdicula asiatica) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:51:52)

Malabar Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:51:35)

White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:51:16)

Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:51:02)

Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:50:47)

Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 13:50:35)

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