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South India · Karnataka
Nagarhole National Park
Home of the black leopard
- Karnataka
- Open October to May
- Closed None
History & Overview
Discover Nagarhole
Southern India is the land of endemics, with species found only in the area – celebrated are the Birds, Reptiles and the Amphibians which are simply beautiful and rather unique. Discoveries in the Insect and Amphibian varieties are occurring till today, and will continue to do so.
Probably most visited National Parks of South India, Nagarhole National Park is part of the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve as well as a part of the larger Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. These Moist and Dry Deciduous forests are home to large mammals such as the Indian Elephant, Gaur, Royal Bengal Tiger & Indian Wild Dogs. More recently, people from all over the world flock here in the summer for photographing a rather bold male Melanistic or Black Leopard.
Nagarhole is also an IBA – Important Bird Area and over 300 bird species are recorded here including some of the endemics of South India.
Flora & Fauna
What you may see
Wildlife
- Indian Elephant
- Gaur
- Indian Leopard
- Tiger
- Indian Wild Dog or “Dhol”
- Giant Flying Squirrel
- Malabar Giant Squirrel
- Brown Mongoose
- Stripe-necked Mongoose
- Mouse Deer
Birds
- Malabar Trogon
- White Bellied Woodpecker
- White-bellied Treepie
- NIlgiri Wood Pigeon
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker
- Crimson-backed Sunbird
- Loten’s Sunbird
- Malabar Parakeet
- Malabar Woodshrike
- Jerdon’s Bushlark
Geography & Climate
Park at a glance
- Area 642.4 km²
- Co-ordinates 12.0314° N, 76.1207° E
- Weekly Off None
- Functional Days October to May
- Rainfall 1,440 mm
- Forest Type Mixed Deciduous Forest
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