Khaptad National Park

8, Jan 2020 | nepaltraveller.com

National Park is a protected area in the Far-Western Region

Khaptad National Park is a protected area in the Far-Western Region, Nepal that was established in 1984. Stretching over the four districts of Bajhang, Bajura, Achham and Doti it covers an area of 225 km2 (87 sq mi) and ranges in elevation from 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to 3,300 m (10,800 ft).

The landscape consists of moorland, steep slopes, and streams. 567 species of flora have been recorded in the protected area. Vegetation types include chir pine-rhododendron forest, oak forest and Himalayan fir-hemlock-oak forest and alder forest in riverine areas.

Current checklists include 23 mammals, 287 birds, and 23 amphibians and reptiles. Mammal species symbolic of the park are leopard, Himalayan black bear, wild dog, and musk deer, Asiatic wild dog. Bird species symbolic of the park include the impeyan pheasant, peregrine falcon, and white-rumped vulture.

The park offers excellent bird-watching opportunities, with 270 species of birds, the common ones being: Impheyan pheasant, partridges, flycatchers, bulbuls, cuckoos and eagles. Khaptad National Park is also home to a rich variety of wild animals, such as barking deer, wild dog, wild boar, ghoral, Himalayan black bear, yellow-throated marten, rhesus macaque and langur monkey.

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LIST OF PROTECTED AREAS

CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK

SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK

BARDIYA NATIONAL PARK

MAKALU-BARUN NATIONAL PARK

LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK

SHEY-PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK

BANKE NATIONAL PARK

SHIVAPURI-NAGARJUNA NATIONAL PARK

SHUKLA-PANTHA NATIONAL PARK

PARSA NATIONAL PARK

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA

KANCHENJUNGA CONSERVATION AREA

API-NAMPA CONSERVATION AREA

GAURISHANKAR CONSERVATION AREA

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