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Flora & Fauna |
Tamenglong a GOD gifted place for enumerable varities of Flora & Fauna. |
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Tamenglong District is blessed with virgin forests, exotic orchids, rare and endangered plants, and wildlife. The forests can be grouped as Tropical-Ever-green forest, Sub-tropical forest and Bamboo brakes. The dense tropical Evergreen Forests are located along both the sides of rivers flowing in the district, varieties of ground flora, creepers, herbs and grasses are found here. These forest are the main source of timbers. Cane brakes are found in and around water bodies. The Sub-tropical forests are found on the highest altitudes. Varieties of orchids are found in this zone of forests. In the degraded forest areas the bamboo brakes are found in plenty. |
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The forests are rich in wildlife. Pheasants, peafowl, jungle fowls are important birds of this area. The Sambar, deer, hog deer, bear, fox, hyena, wild pig, wild dogs, slow loris, serow are reported. Leopard and Tiger are also reported from Barak valley area and Tousem area. Migrated herds Elephants are sighted in Tousem during winter. Krait, Cobra, Viper and Python are found inside the forest. Large tortoises are found in the Zeilad lake. Varieties of cranes, ducks and teal are seen in the Zeilad lake. |
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European Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, or Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni (local name is Akhoipuna / Kiuhoipuna), the migratory bird visits Tamenglong during the early winter till the last week of November.
Tamenglong is called as the land of the Hornbill. Great pied Hornbill (Buceros bicornis homrai), Indian pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros malabaricus malabaricus) species are found. |
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A number of exquisite orchids are found. They are epiphytic, lithophytic and terrestrial in nature.
The Dendrobium, Vanda, Cymbidium, Cattleya and Lycaste are found in abundance. The Phius tunkervels, a rare terrestrial orchid is found in the Barak valley. Thunia alba which is known as bamboo orchid is found around Taobam village. Paphiopedilum is found in Leimatak area. |
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