Dibru Saikhowa National park, Guijan, Tinsukia - Assam

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is mostly visited for its scenic forest-landscapes, and most importantly for the bright coloured wild horses known as Feral Horses and white-winged Wood Ducks. Dibru-Saikhowa was declared as one of World's top 19 bio-diverse hotspots. Several endangered species of birds including over 350 species of avifauna both endangered and migratory, are the main attraction of the park. It is an interesting birding destination for rare specialized grassland and swamp forest birds such as the threatened Marsh Babbler, Jerdon's Babbler, Blackbreasted Parrotbill, Swamp Prinia and Jerdon's Bushchat. Some of the other birds found here are Swamp Francolin, Cotton Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is a pristine wildlife reserve fascinated by nature lovers. It is the most scenic nature's treasure in Northeast India. It is located 12 km away from Tinsukia town, near the borders of Upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Read our Dibru-Saikhowa travel guide to know more about this best biodiversity hotspot in the state of Assam. Dibru-Saikhowa, also a biosphere reserve is surrounded by three of India's eastern-most rivers, the mighty Brahmaputra, the Lohit River in the north and Dibru River in the South. Encircled by the mighty Brahmaputra and Dibru River, the island and its bank has become an internationally acclaimed birding area. The area is predominantly comprised of semi-wet evergreen forests, tropical moist deciduous forest, bamboos, canebrakes, and grasslands, making it highly conducive to wildlife habitat. Out of the seven parts of the park, one part is the wetland and the rest are mainly grassland and dense forest. Pygmy-goose, Spot-billed Duck, Speckled Piculet, Drongo Cuckoo, Pale-capped Pigeon, Greyheaded Lapwing, Slenderbilled Vulture, Red-necked Falcon, Peregrine Falcon, Darter, Rosy Minivet, Spangled Drongo etc and migratory birds like Geyleg goose, Brahmini duck, Bar-headed goose, pelican, Black stork etc. This park is a safe haven for many extremely rare and endangered species of wildlife, as well as various species of shrubs, herbs and rare medicinal plants. Some rare and endangered animals of this sanctuary are Hoolock gibbon, capped langur, slow loris, water buffalo, tiger, elephant, gangetic riverdolphin etc. One can also check out Maguri beel, a large wetland just on the border of the park and Koliapani