Birding And Bird watching In China

Arunachal Pradesh offers major birding in four axes. The first is in the West Kameng and Tawang district, covering Sela Mandala and Eaglenest WLS. The second one is the Mishmi Hills and Roing, both located in the Lower Dibang Valley district.

In the Anjaw district, sharing a border with China, Walong is a major bird hotspot for some extralimital bird species. Lastly, Namdapha National Park, in Changlang district, is home to many birding rarities that birders can’t see elsewhere in India. Out of all these four major axes, the Walong circuit is off-limits for foreigners.

South and Central China

This is the most famous circuit in Arunachal Pradesh. The major target species from this circuit are - Bugun Liocichla, Temminck’s Tragopan, Blyth’s Tragopan, Blood Pheasant, Grandala, White-browed Tit Warbler, Solitary Snipe, Beautiful Rosefinch, Gray-headed Bullfinch, Tibetan Blackbird, Beautiful Sibia, Ward’s Trogon, Rufous-backed SIbia, Long-tailed Sibia, Beautiful Nuthatch, Bar-winged Wren Babbler, Long-billed Wren Babbler, Eyebrowed Wren Babbler, Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler, White-breasted Parrotbill, Pale-billed Parrotbill, Gray-headed Parrotbill, Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler, Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Spot-breasted Babbler, Purple Cochoa, Green Cochoa, Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, all the cuckoo species (for summer), and more to add. (Check out the Eaglenest Sela Mandala Birding Tour)

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South East and Eastern China

Roing is a grassland in the plains of Arunachal Pradesh, where the Mehao WLS in Dibang Valley foothills is merging with the vast flood plains of the Dibang river basin. From the grassland to the mountain top at an elevation of 8,700 ft, it offers a birding opportunity for the vast array of avian fauna. Target birds from this circuit are like - Jerdon’s Babbler, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Marsh Babbler, Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler, Collared Treepie, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler, White-hooded Babbler, Spot-breasted Babbler, Blyth’s Tragopan, Ward’s Trogon, Sclater’s Monal, Gould’s Shortwing, Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler, Long-billed Wren Babbler, Eyebrowed Wren Babbler. This place ranks second after the Eaglenest circuit. (Read Itinerary for Roing Mishmi Hills Birding Tour)

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