![]() ![]() Due to the altitudinal variation from 2,000 m to 3,842 m, Fakim- Saramati falls in two biomes – Biome-7 (Sino-Himalayan Temperate Forest, from c. ![]() Choudhury (2001) has identified 487 species of birds from the whole of Nagaland. Fakim-Saramati and other IBAs in the northeast are such hotspots. EBAs are important hotspots for the conservation of bird diversity. Analysis by BirdLife International has shown that a very high proportion of the world’s endemic birds occur in a small proportion of the land area. Fakim-Saramati comes under the Eastern Himalayas Endemic Bird Area. Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis, a globally threatened species considered as Vulnerable by BirdLife International (2001), is also found in small numbers (A. Blyth’s Tragopan is common in this IBA (Choudhury 2001). It is widely distributed in the hills of southern and eastern Nagaland (Choudhury 2002). Hume’s Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae is found in India, probably in low numbers due to dense primary forest (Choudhury 2001, 2002). ![]() ![]() Being remote and inaccessible, these areas have not been explored by many scientists, and very little information is available on the avifauna. AVIFAUNA: Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary and the Saramati Mountains bear some of the remnant pristine forests of Nagaland. ![]()
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