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India Manipur

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilus javanicus ŠLaurence Poh http://www.laurencepoh.com/

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

useful reading

* Field Guides & Bird Song

For a comprehensive list of recommended titles covering India as a whole - please see the main India page of Fatbirder

useful information

State Bird

Mrs Hume`s Pheasant

reserves

Keibul Lamjao National Park

http://www.wildlifeinindia.com/keibul-lamjao-national-park.html
This unusual wilderness is the home of the Sangai or Manipur brow-antlered deer. Once a hunting reserve for water fowl, the tiny park is just 40 sq. km. in area.

Keibul Lamjao National Park

http://www.journeymart.com/Dexplorer/AsiaIS/India/india_addon/wildlife/keibul.asp
Keibul Lamjao is famous not just because of the brow-antlered deer; its other claim to fame is the fact that this is one of the very few floating protected areas in the world. Approximately 50km from the state capital, Imphal, Keibul Lamjao lies on an island on the fringes of the Loktak Lake...

Loktak Lake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loktak_lake
A large freshwater lake supplied by seven streams entering from the north and west, and drained by the Manipur river to the south. A channel connects the lake with the Keibal Lamjao swamp.

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2004 [January] - Neils P Dryer & Peter Lobo

http://www.allindiabirding.in
North East India is a vast area comprising of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. The variations of altitude, diversity of habitat, and extreme precipitation are factors which are responsible for the diversity and abundance of resident birds in this region. Some of the rare birds which occur are the Bengal Florican, Dark rumped Swift, White-Winged Duck, and the Marsh Babbler, Black breasted Parrotbill, White-belied Heron, Snowy-throated Babbler, Rufus -Vented Laughing thrush, Rufus-backed Sibia and the Beautiful Nuthatch.

local guides

Jungle Travels India

http://www.jungletravelsindia.com
Manipur, one of the States of the Northeast India, yet untouched and undiscovered promises to be a great tourist discovery of the millennium...

places to stay

Hotels

http://nerdatabank.nic.in/maHotels.htm
A list of hotels with prices

Conservation

http://themanipurpage.tripod.com/geography/wildlife.html
Manipur should be proud of her rich avi-Fauna. All the members of phasinidae are colorful but Mrs. Hume`s barred back Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) and Blyth`s Tragopan found in Manipur are spectacular and stand out from the rest of the group. The Khaleej Pheasant found in Manipur is a rich mixture of steely black and white and is definitely quite elegant. The Burmese peafowls and jungle fowls are the other long feathered pheasants found in Manipur...