Singalila National Park
Best Time to Visit
November – May
March – May (Red Panda sightings)
Reaching Singalila
Flight: New Delhi – Bagdogra
Types of Safaris
Accommodation
Bird Checklist
Highlight Species
- Blood Pheasant
- Satyr Tragopan
- Himalayan Monal
- Fire-tailed Myzornis
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta
- Great Parrotbill
- Fulvous Parrotbill
- Brown Parrotbill
- Black-throated Parrotbill
- Scaly Laughingthrush
- Spotted Laughingthrush
- Hill Partridge
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
- White-tailed Robin
- Blue-fronted Robin
- Purple Cochoa
- Brown Bullfinch
About Singalila National Park
One of India’s most well-known trekking circuits, Sandakphu is the highest peak of West Bengal located at the Northwestern tip of the state, at the border of India & Nepal, inside the protected Singalila National Park.
Sandakphu itself is a legendary spot, where, at sunrise, it offers a most beautiful panoramic view of 4 out of the 5 highest peaks of the world: Mount Everest, Kanchendzonga, Lhotse & Makalu all towering over the subcontinent at over 8000m above sea-level. Golden rays of the sun illuminate the gigantic ranges, giving an insight into heaven on Earth.
The Singalila ridge itself is accessible for its famous birding routes from 2000m to 3650m above sea-level. The forest type broadly ranges from Temperate Broad-leaved, Mixed Forests to Alpine vegetation, and the Rhododendron blooms during Summer(March-May) erupt in a riot of colours leaving one awestruck at the natural heritage that the area has to offer. The life-giving rivers of this area are the Rammam and the Sirikhola.
Explore the richness of Singalila National Park
The best place in India to see the Fire Fox or the Red Panda with spotters earmarking this fascinating animal’s whereabouts. A relocation program was conducted in 2004, which has been a great success with a thriving population in Singalila National Park.
It is also probably the best area to find orchids in these cloud forests with almost 600 species which occur here, adding to the unique biodiversity of the area. It is one of the most fruitful birding areas of India as well with close to 300 amazing Himalayan species recorded here. There are several rare birds, which occur in good numbers at Singalila National Park.
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