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Overview
Melghat Tiger Reserve lies in the Satpura Hill Range in Maharashtra, central India. The hills are covered with dry decidous forest, dominated by teak.
The reserve is an important site for tiger but they are hard to see here. Many forest birds can be found here but the prime target for many birders is the enigmatic Forest Owlet.
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Birds you can see here include:
Little Egret, Intermediate Egret, Indian Pond Heron, Black-winged Kite, Shikra, White-eyed Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Indian Peafowl, Red-wattled Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Oriental Turtle Dove, Spotted Dove, Plum-headed Parakeet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Alexandrine Parakeet, Greater Coucal, Forest Owlet, Indian Roller, White-throated Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Little Green Bee-eater, Brown-capped Woodpecker, Black-rumped Flameback, White-naped Woodpecker, Eurasian Crag-Martin, Red-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow, Grey Wagtail, Red-vented Bulbul, Common Iora, Long-tailed Shrike, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Black Redstart, Pied Bushchat, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Large Grey Babbler, Jungle Babbler, Ashy Prinia, Jungle Prinia, Siberian Chiffchaff, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Hume's Leaf-Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Great Tit, Black-lored Tit, Indian Nuthatch, Oriental White-eye, Common Tailorbird, Purple Sunbird, Scaly-breasted Munia, Green Avadavat, Black Drongo, White-bellied Drongo, Common Myna, House Crow, Jungle Crow, Rufous Treepie
Other Wildlife
Tiger occurs but is hard to see. The best chances are on jeep safaris organised by the park itself. However even on this safaris less than 1 in 10 see a tiger.
Grey Langurs (or Hanuman Langurs) are often seen along the road. Wild boar, Gaur, Sambar, Nilgai, Barking Deer, Chital and Golden Jackal are sometimes seen from the road. Four-horned Antelope, Leopard, Wild Dog, Hyena and Sloth Bear are also recorded but are hardly ever seen by visiting tourists and birders.
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