Our resident naturalists, Vibhav, Faiz, Sanjay, and Shyam daily go on nature trail in the forest adjoining Chitvan Jungle Lodge. Walking 3-4 miles daily in this virgin forest is not only refreshing but a great deal of learning takes place daily. It is just not seeing the odd Barking Deer,a Sloth Bear, Monitor Lizard, maybe Indian Gaur, but the richness of exotic bird life is something to be noticed and noted. These three naturalists have initiated lot of our guests into Birding on their regular walks.
As this walk is just adjoining a water stream that leads to the Banjar river, you get to see, Stork billed Kingfisher,Indian Pitta, Lesser whistling Duck, Comman Kingfisher, Crested serpent Eagle, Black hooded Oriole, Jungle Owlet, Crested Pied Cuckoo, Shikra, Little Grebe, Paradise Flycatcher(rufous), Black Naped Monarch, Comman Hawk Cuckoo, Blue Jay, and many other birds. A good one hour walk normally reveals not less than 25-30 different bird species.
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