Nameri National Park is a national park located in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in the SonitpurDistrict of Assam, bordering Arunachal Pradesh with an area of 200 sq km it is just the place for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers with its breathtaking natural beauty and diverse flora and fauna. It is also an ideal habitat for a host of other animals including the tiger, leopard, sambar, muntjac, gaur, wild boar, sloth bear, Himalayan black bear, capped langur, and Indian giant squirrel.
Nameri is a bird watcher’s paradise with over 300 species of birds. The white-winged wood duck, great pied hornbill, wreathed hornbill, black stork, ibis bill, blue-bearded bee-eaters, and many other birds make Nameri its home. The Jia Bhoroli river makes the park more special as many birds and mammals are dependent on it. This beautiful perennial river enters Assam in the plains, near Bhalukpung after swirling through the rugged mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, which is a home for many aquatic animals and birds. River rafting in the rubber raft makes more special for the birder as it is only the way to see some of the rare species of birds like Ibisbill, Small Pratincole, Great Thick-knee, Indian Stone-curlew, Goosander, Ruddy Shelduck etc. The park is a delight for birders. A stay here is a colorful experience, with colorful birds flying here and there everywhere. This national park is one of the thickest as well as the most threatened reservoirs of flora and fauna in the world and is also known for having some of the world’s best plant functional type and complexity. These deciduous forests of the park are a mixture of tropical and semi-evergreen forests accompanied by cane and bamboo expanses, which is a great place to escape.
