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