Thursday 10 January 2013

Tripura Camp Report

WWF-India Maharashtra State Office conducted a nature camp to Tripura from 21st to 30th December, 2012. 14 participants attended the camp. We visited all the four wldlife sancutaries of Tripura i.e. Rowa, Trishna, Sepahijala and Gumti (Tepania). Although Tripura is famous for Pilgrim tourism, it attracts good number of birds and also the forests of Tripura have good biodiversity. On our way to Tripura we also visited Kolkata Botanical Garden and Kolkata Museum. Given below is the list of some of the sightings of our camp (sighted during Tripura stay). Enjoy viewing 

Ganesha at Unaikoti clicked by Rupali

Great Banyan Tree of Kolkata Botanical Garden



A. Flora



1. Vad (Ficus benghalensis)
Ipomoea spp. clicked by Mr. Thiruvengadam
 2. Pyar(Ficus arnottiana)
 3. Palas (Butea monosperma)
4. Pangara (Erythrina indica)
5. Amba(Mangifera india)
6. Karanj (Pongamia pinnata)
7. Katesavar (Bombax ceiba)
8. Gulvel(Tinospora cordifolia)
9. Besharam (Ipomoea carnea)

10. Tree fern (Cyathea dealbata)
11. Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes)
12. Kaushi/Scarlet sterculia (Firmiana colorata)
13. Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana)
14. Ain (Terminalia tomentosa)
15. Maloo creeper (Bauhinia vahlii)
Floss flower. clicked by Mr. Prasad Gawde

16. Tiger Grass, Phulzadu (Thysanolaena maxima)
17. Elephant apple (Dillenia pentagyna)
18. Teak wood tree (Tectona grandis)
19. Belliric myrobalan (Terminalia belerica)
20. Indian Laburnum (Cassia fistula)
21. Prickly Chaff-flower (Achyranthes aspera)
22. Country fig tree (Ficus glomerata)
23. Chillanthus fern
24. Lichen Spp.
25. Arjun (Terminalia arjuna)
26. Nagckesar( Messua ferrea)
27. Banana(Musa paradisica)
28. Arboreal fern( Drynaria quercifolia)  
29. Cycas circinalis
30. Touch-me-not(Mimosa pudica)
31. Melastoma malabathricum sub spp. malabathricum
32. Bamboo (Bambusa bambos)
33. Ranmodi (Chromolaena odorata)
34. Jute (Corchorus capsularis)  
clicked by mr. Thiruvengadam

35. Ficus hispida
36. Kumbha (Careya arborea)
37. Chanda(Macaranga peltata)
38. Mikenia micrantha 
39. Karnikar (Pterocarpus suberifolium)
40.Sonchapha(Michelia champaca)
41.Palasvel(Butea superba)
42.Needlewood tree (Schima wallichii)
43.Java plum (Syzygium cumini)
44.Kamala tree (Mallotus philippensis)
45.Weeping Bottle brush (Callistemon viminalis)
46. Indian charcoal tree (Trema orientalis)
47.Opuntia Spp.
48.Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)
49. Lakoocha/Badhar (Artocarpus lakoocha)
50. Fish tail palm (Caryota urens)
51.Indian rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo)

Fern. clicked by Mr. Prasad Gawde

B. Fauna
grey pansy clicked by Mr. Thiruvengadam
1. Insects
a. butterflies
                                                                   
1.       Evening Brown
2.       Commander
3.       Common Emigrant
4.       Common Bush Brown
5.       Common Pierrot
6.       Red Spot Jazebel
7.       Grey Pansy
8.       Common Ciliate Blue
9.       Colour Sergent
Coluored sergent female clicked by Rupali
111.   Grey Count
12.   Common Grass Yellow
13.   Chocolate Pansy
14.   Lemon Pansy




Pagoda ant nest clicked by Mr. Sripad Bhanap





b. Other insects
1.       Pagoda Ants
2.       Godzilla Ants
3.       Fire Ants






Giant Wood Spider Pic by Mr. Prasad Gawde


  2. Arachnids
1.       Black Wood Spider
2.       Giant Wood Spider
3.       Tent Spider
4.       Signature Spider



3. Birds
1.       Blue rock pigeon
Pic by Rupali
2.       Jungle crow
3.       House crow
4.       Blue eared kingfisher
5.       White throated kingfisher
6.       Cattle egret
7.       Little egret
8.       Black drongo
9.       Greater racket tail drongo
10.   Small neel tava?
11.   Black hooded oriole
12.   House sparrow
13.   Greater flame-back  woodpecker
14.   Fulvus breasted woodpecker
Asian openbill clicked by Rupali
15.   Greater yellownape woodpecker
16.   Common myna
17.   Asian pied starling
18.   Asian open bill
19.   Little ringed plover
20.   White wagtail
21.   Wood sandpiper
22.   Ashy prinia
23.   Indian cormorant
24.   Mallard
25.   Pied kingfisher
26.   White breasted water hen
27.   Red jungle fowl
Immature bronze winged jacana clicked by Rupali
28.   Red vented bulbul
29.   Red whiskered bulbul
30.   Red breasted parakeet
31.   Spotted dove
32.   Laughing dove
33.   Palm swift
34.   Grey backed shrike
35.   Lesser whistling ducks
36.   Indian roller
37.   Spangled drongo
38.   Bronze winged jacana
39.   Fulvus whistling ducks
40.    Asian Koel
Oriental Pied Hornbill clicked by Mr. Prasad
41.   Lineated barbet
42.   Rufous tree pie
43.   Changeable hawk eagle
44.   grey headed woodpecker
45.   Olive black pipit
46.   Shikra
47.   Oriental pied hornbill
48.   Black crested bulbul
49.   Oriental magpie robin 
Spectacle monkey clicked by Rupali Gurav






4. Mammals
1.       Otter
2.       Rhesus macaque
3.       Black capped langur
4.       Spectacle monkey
5.       Golded langur
6.       Indian gaur
7.       Orange bellied Himalayan Squirrel.


Himalayan Squirrel clicked by Mr. Thiruvengadam








Group at Sepahijala Clicked by Mr. Shripad



 
 
Some of the group members clicked by rupali

At Rowa Wildlifw Sanctuary Pic by Mr. Prasad Gawde
Group at Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary Cliked by Mr. Prasad