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'''Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve''' ([[Devanagari]]: नैना देवी हिमालयन बर्ड कोन्सेर्वसोन रिज़र्व ) is a wildlife reserve in the '''[[Nainital district]]''' of the state of [[Uttarakhand]] in [[India]]. <br />
This reserve forest is located in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand and placed inside Nainital forest division. Nainital forest division at present has several birding trails and forest patches consisting of temperate broad-leaf forests to alpine grasslands to rhododendron shrubberies. Wide altitudinal variation supports a very large segment of avian fauna to inhibit in this forest range.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The total notified area under this reserve is 111.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. Few small hamlets are there inside and around the periphery of this sanctuary; which are namely Barapathar, Kilbury, Vinayak etc. Several riverine tributaries are flowing through this forest patch and later they [[discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] in [[Ramganga River|Ramganga]]. These riverine tributaries flowing from north enriches its biodiversity.<br />
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==Biodiversity==<br />
This sanctuary falls at the junction of [[Palearctic realm]] and [[Indomalayan realm]], supporting a large variety of mammalian and avian fauna.<br />
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==Natural history==<br />
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===Biomes===<br />
Inside this wildlife sanctuary, the primary [[ecoregion]]s are:<br />
* [[Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests]] of the [[tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests]] biome,<br />
* [[Himalayan subtropical pine forests]] of the [[tropical and subtropical coniferous forests]] biome,<br />
* [[Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests]] of the [[temperate coniferous forests]] biome, and<br />
* [[Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows]] of the [[montane grasslands and shrublands]] biome.<br />
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All of these are typical of the [[Nepal]] - [[India]] hilly region. Forest types here include sub-alpine rhododendron forest, fir-oak forest and broad-leaved evergreen forest. It is also noted for harbouring five different species of oak trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032335/http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/conservation/news/9907-uttarakhand-notifies-bird-conservation-reserve|title=Wildlife Conservation News - Environmental Conservation Articles &#124; Sanctuary Asia - The Voice of Wild India|date=4 March 2016|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><br />
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===Fauna===<br />
'''Birds''' at Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve include species like the [[hill partridge]], [[chukar partridge]], [[koklass pheasant]], [[kalij pheasant]], [[goldcrest]], [[rufous sibia]], [[red-billed leiothrix]], [[black-chinned babbler]], [[chestnut-bellied nuthatch]], [[black-throated tit]], [[rock bunting]], [[green-tailed sunbird]] and [[yellow-breasted greenfinch]]. Some endangered birds like the [[bearded vulture]] and [[Himalayan griffon]] can also be seen here.<br />
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'''Mammals''', which are regularly sighted in this sanctuary are [[barking deer]], [[yellow-throated marten]], [[stoat]], [[mountain weasel]], [[yellow-bellied weasel]]. Beside these, [[Himalayan goral]] and some types of pika are also present at higher altitudes. Some very commonly seen mammals in this wildlife sanctuary are several types of bats and [[Royle's pika]] of the family [[Ochotonidae]].<br />
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File:Goldcrest Vinayak Uttarakhand India 05.02.2015.jpg|[[Goldcrest]] (''Regulus regulus himalayensis'')<br />
File:Kalij Pheasant Lingadhar Uttarakhand India 02.12.2014.jpg|[[Kalij pheasant]] (''Lophura leucomelanos hamilton'')<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.nainitalzoo.org.in/birdconservation.php www.nainitalzoo.org.in]{{deadlink|date=April 2021}}<br />
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[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of India]]<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Nainital district]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2015]]<br />
[[Category:2015 establishments in Uttarakhand]]</div>->AnomieBOT