Fauna – North Tripura

LIST OF FAUNA OF NORTH TRIPURA FOREST DISTRICT

North Tripura Forest District provides a suitable habitat for diverse animal life. The list of fauna found in this District is provided below in Table 5.

List of diverse fauna found in North Tripura Forest District, Tripura

PRIMATES

Western Hoolock Gibbon or White-browed Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock)
Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
Stumptailed Macaque (Macaca speciosa)
Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis)
Northern Pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina)
Phyare’s Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei)
Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus)
Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis)

CARNIVORES

Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)
Leopard Cat (Felis bengalensis)
Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica)
Lagre Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha)
Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
Common Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis)
Jackal (Canis aureus)
Common otter (Lutra lutra)

INSECTIVORES

Grey Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus)

BATS (CHIROPTERA)

Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)
Fulvous Fruit Bat (Rousettus leschenaulti)
Short nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)

RODENTS

Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)
Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor)
Hoarybellied Himalayan Squirrel (Dremomys lokriah)
Hoary Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys pruinosus)
Common House Rat (Rattus rattus)
Indian Porcupine (Hystrix indica), Local name – Shajaru

HARES AND RABBITS (LAGOMORPHA)

Indian Hare (Lepus nigricollis)

UNGULATES

Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
Gaur or Indian Bison (Bos gaurus)
Sambar (Cervus unicolor)
Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak)
Indian Wild Pig (Sus scrofa)

PHOLIDOTS

Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)
Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)

BIRDS (Detailed List)

This extended list includes over 100 species of birds observed in North Tripura, organized by family:

- - Grebes [PODICIPEDIDAE]
    - Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    - Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
  - Cormorants [PHALACROCORACIDAE]
    - Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
    - Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
  - Darter [ANHINGIDAE]
    - Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
  - Herons, Egrets, Bitterns [ARDEIDAE]
    - Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    - Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
    - Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
    - Median Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia)
    - Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
    - Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)
    - Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    - Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
    - Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
  - Storks [CICONIIDAE]
    - Asian Openbill-Stork (Anastomus oscitans)
  - Ducks and Geese [ANATIDAE]
    - Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
    - Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
    - Gadwall (Anas strepera)
    - Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
    - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
    - Northern Shoveller (Anas clypeata)
    - Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
    - Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
  - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures [ACCIPITRIDAE]
    - Jerdon’s Baza (Aviceda jerdoni)
    - Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
    - Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
    - Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
    - Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
    - Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
    - White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
    - Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)
    - Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    - Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
    - Shikra (Accipiter badius)
    - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
  - Osprey [PANDIONIDAE]
    - Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
  - Falcons [FALCONIDAE]
    - Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
    - Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
  - Pheasants and Quails [PHASIANIDAE]
    - White-cheeked Hill Partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
    - Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
    - Kaleej Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos lathami)
  - Buttonquails [TURNICIDAE]
    - Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
  - Rails and Coots [RALLIDAE]
    - White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
    - Baillon’s Crake (Porzana pusilla)
    - Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
    - Common Coot (Fulica atra)
  - Jacanas [JACANIDAE]
    - Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
    - Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
  - Painted Snipe [ROSTRATULIDAE]
    - Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
  - Plovers and Lapwings [CHARADRIIDAE]
    - Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
    - Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
    - Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
    - Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
  - Sandpipers and Snipes [SCOLOPACIDAE]
    - Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
    - Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
    - Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
    - Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
    - Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
    - Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckii)
  - Avocets and Stilts [RECURVIROSTRIDAE]
    - Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
  - Pratincoles [GLAREOLIDAE]
    - Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
  - Gulls and Terns [LARIDAE]
    - Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus)
    - Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
    - River Tern (Sterna aurantia)
  - Pigeons and Doves [COLUMBIDAE]
    - Blue Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
    - Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
    - Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
    - Red Collared Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
    - Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
    - Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
    - Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Treron bicincta)
    - Grey-fronted Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora)
    - Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
    - Yellow-legged Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
    - Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea)
  - Parakeets [PSITTACIDAE]
    - Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
    - Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
    - Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata)
    - Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)
  - Cuckoos and Allies [CUCULIDAE]
    - Pied Crested Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
    - Common Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
    - Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
    - Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
    - Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
    - Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
    - Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
    - Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
  - Owls [STRIGIDAE]
    - Oriental Scops Owl (Otus sunia)
    - Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
    - Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
    - Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
    - Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
    - Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
    - Brown Hawk Owl (Ninox scutulata)
  - Nightjars [CAPRIMULGIDAE]
    - Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
  - Swifts [APODIDAE]
    - Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
    - House Swift (Apus affinis)
  - Tree Swifts [HEMIPROCNIDAE]
    - Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis)
  - Trogons [TROGONIDAE]
    - Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
  - Kingfishers [ALCEDINIDAE]
    - Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
    - Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
    - Stork-billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capensis)
    - White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
    - Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
    - Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
  - Bee-eaters [MEROPIDAE]
    - Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
    - Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
    - Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
    - Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaultia)
  - Rollers [CORACIIDAE]
    - Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
    - Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
  - Hoopoes [UPUPIDAE]
    - Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
  - Hornbills [BUCEROTIDAE]
    - Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
  - Barbets [CAPITONIDAE]
    - Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata)
    - Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
    - Blue-eared Barbet (Megalaima australis)
    - Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
  - Woodpeckers [PICIDAE]
    - Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
    - Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
    - Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
    - Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
    - Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
    - Greater Yellownape (Picus flavinucha)
    - Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
    - Lesser Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
    - Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
  - Pittas [PITTIDAE]
    - Blue-naped Pitta (Pitta nipalensis)
    - Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida)
  - Babblers [TIMALIINAE]
    - Lesser Necklaced Laughing-thrush (Garrulax monileger)
    - Rufous-necked Laughing-thrush (Garrulax ruficollis)
    - Abbott’s Babbler (Trichastoma abbotti)
    - Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
    - White-browed Scimitar Babbler (Pellorneum schisticeps)
    - Chestnut-capped Babbler (Timalia pileata)
  - Warblers [SYLVIINAE]
    - Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
    - Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
    - Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
    - Thick-billed Warbler (Acrocephalus aedon)
    - Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
    - Dusky Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
    - Yellow-browed Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
    - Greenish Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
    - Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
  - Flycatchers [MUSCICAPINAE]
    - Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina)
  - Monarch Flycatchers [MONARCHINAE]
    - Black-naped Blue Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
  - Fantail Flycatchers [RHIPIDURINAE]
    - White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)
  - Sunbirds and Spiderhunters [NECTARINIIDAE]
    - Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Anthreptes singalensis)
    - Purple-rumped Sunbird (Nectarinia zeylonica)
    - Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica)
    - Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
    - Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
  - Tits or Titmice [PARIDAE]
    - Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus)
  - Nuthatches and Creepers [SITTIDAE]
    - Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
  - Flowerpeckers [DICAEIDAE]
    - Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
    - Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
    - Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
    - Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
  - Munias [ESTRILDIDAE]
    - Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
  - Weavers [PLOCEIDAE]
    - Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
  - Sparrows [PASSERINAE]
    - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  - Starlings and Mynas [STURNIDAE]
    - Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnus malabaricus)
    - Asian Pied Starling (Sturnus contra)
    - Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
    - Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
    - Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
  - Orioles [ORIOLIDAE]
    - Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
  - Drongos [DICRURIDAE]
    - Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
    - Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
    - Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
    - Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
    - Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
    - Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
  - Swallow-shrikes or Woodswallows [ARTAMIDAE]
    - Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
  - Crows, Magpies, Jays, etc. [CORVIDAE]
    - Common Green Magpie (Cissa chinensis)
    - Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
    - House Crow (Corvus splendens)
    - Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)