Located in North-East of part of India, Manipur has a varied range of geographical diversity. A place where world’s only floating National Park is still surviving and is a last refuge for ‘Dancing Deer – Sanghai’. We, the OikoEssence campers were lucky to spot two of them during our visit. We had a nature camp in southern and eastern Manipur for eight days and could see good amount of flora and fauna. As it is done for all camps, we have prepared a list of our sightings using field guides and mobile apps. We are glad to share the same with you all. We hope that this blog will be useful for conservationists and all nature lovers (who respect the local lifestyle and the biodiversity) who are planning to visit this place.
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| Pic by Dr. Ashish N |
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| Pic by Dr. Ashish N. |
Apart from orchids, plants
species like Strobilanthes auriculata, Nymphoides indica, Eichhornia spp, Heliotropium
indicum, Mimosa pp, Entada spp, Melastoma spp, Ginger, Tennis ball tree and Stag-horn fern were seen
in abundance.
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| Pic by Shreya B |
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| Pic by Rupali G |
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| Pic by Shreya B |
Fauna
Insects
Dragonflies
Ditched Jewel
Trumpet tail
Damselflies
Bamboo tail
Coromandel marsh dart
Saffron-faced marsh dart
Butterflies
1.
Common leopard
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| Pic by Rupali G |
2.
Chestnut tiger
3.
Common baron
4.
Sullied sailor
5.
Clear sailor
6.
Common bluebottle
7.
Common bird-wing
8.
Rustic
9.
Common leopard
10.
Common gull
11.
Lemon pansy
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| Pic by Rupali G |
12.
Chocolate albatross
13.
Chocolate pansy
14.
Common sergeant
15.
Black Prince
16.
Punchinello
17.
Common cerulean
18.
Common bush-brown
19.
Dark glass blue
20.
Blue pansy
21.
Yellow pansy
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22.
Lime blue
23.
Water snow flat
24.
Complete paint brush swift
25.
Glassy tiger
26.
Emigrant
27.
Common palm fly
28.
Danied egg-fly
29.
Red Helen
30.
Great egg-fly
31.
Striped tiger
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32.
Plain tiger
33.
Common wanderer
34.
Common crow
35.
Grey pansy
36.
Peacock pansy
37.
Common Mormon38.
Common rose
39.
Cabbage white
40.
Grass yellow
41.
Common tit
42.
Cruiser
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| Pic by Rupali G |
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Other insects
1.
Praying mantis
2.
Robber fly
3. Asian
weaver ant
4. Bag
worm
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| Pic by Shreya B |
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| Pic by Rupali G |
Arachnids:
1.
Signature spider
2.
Giant-wood spider
3. Tunnel web spider
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| Pic by Shreya B |
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| Pic by Shreya B |
Reptiles:
1.
Calotes spp
Birds: Manipur bird-list shared by Dr. Ashish
Nanabhai . Date: 3rd
to 8th Nov 2019
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| Pic by Rupali G |
1.
Mountain Tailorbird (Orthotomus cuculatus)
2. Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
3. Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii)
4. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Hypopicus hyperythrus)
5. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
6. Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
7. Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii)
8. Black-crested Bulbul (Pynconotus flaviventris)
9. Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
10. Crested Finchbill (Spizixos canifrons)
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| Pic by Rupali G |
11. Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)
12. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (Sitta nagaensis)
13. Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
14. Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus specious)
15. Mrs Gould's Sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
16. Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
17. Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni))
18. Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
19. Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)
20. Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
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21. Common Bushchat (Saxicola torquatus)
22. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
23. Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
24. Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
25. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
26. Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica)
27. Rufous-bellied Eagle (Hieraaetus kienerii)
28. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis coromandus)
29. Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)
30. Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
31. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
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32. White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
33. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
34. Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
35. Black-eared Kite (Milvus (migrans) lineatus)
36. Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
37. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
38. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
39. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
40. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
41. Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
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42. Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
43. Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
44. Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
45. Oriental Turtle-dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
46. Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
47. Red-vented Bulbul (Pynconotus cafer)
48. Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)
49. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
50. Rufous-backed Sibia (Heterophasia annectans)
51. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
52. Purple rumped sunbird (Nectarinia zeylonica)
53. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
54.
Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
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Mammals:
1.
Sangai deer (Brow-Antlered Deer)
2.
Northeastern forest squirrel
Other clicks
'Looks' (All pics by Rupali G)
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Photographs shred by our Participants & Locals
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