Corbett

Uttarakhand

The Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) is also known as the Asian King Vulture, Indian Black Vulture or Pondicherry Vulture (though there are unrelated species in the New World which share the names king vulture and black vulture).

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Elephants crossing the Ramganga river in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · livestock

A herd of elephants cross a path in Corbett National Park situated in Uttarakhand state of India. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

The Indian jackal (Canis aureus indicus), also known as the Himalayan jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Burma and Nepal.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Bunch of spotted deers at Corbett Nation Park, Nainital The chital or cheetal also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and in small…

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Grey-headed Mynas bathe in a summer pond in Corbett National Park. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park—named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

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A group of Spotted Deer (Axis axis) or Cervus / Cervidae, also known as Chital or Cheetal, on a hill along the Kalagarh dam near Dhikala in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

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Rare footage of a wild Indian Elephant suckling its young baby, in the wilds of north India, at Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.

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The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia.

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Striped Tiger or Danaus genutia butterflies in Corbett Park. These butterflies are found across India up to 2500 m in the Himalayas. They fly throughout the year. They prefer all types of habitat. They fly low over bushes and undergrowth.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Indian Pitta as seen in Corbett Park, during the breeding season! The Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds mainly in the sub-Himalayas and winters in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Without the Ramganga river there would be no Corbett. It is the largest of the precious few perennial sources of water in the Park. In fact, for a brief period (from 1954 to 1957) the Park was known as Ramganga National Park.

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A Magpie Robin on a Banyan tree and a Baya in Corbett National Park. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India, named after the hunter-turned-conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—was es…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Corbett has aptly been described as the land of the Roar, Trumpet and Song. It represents a scene of remarkable beauty. Corbett had the proud distinction of being chosen as the venue for the inauguration of Project Tiger in India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · aerial

Honey bees in the subgenus Apis use caves, rock cavities and hollow trees as natural nesting sites. Members of other subgenera have exposed aerial combs.

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Plumbeous Redstart female, Jim Corbett National Park, on the Ramganga river.

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Chital in velvet in Corbett National Park. Axis axis or Cheetal / spotted Deer with velvet antlers. Seen here at the edge of Dhikala chaur or grassland.

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High Bank in Corbett Park, with a jackal. The Ramganga river flows through Corbett National Park, best seen here from High Band. Crocodiles and Gharial are frequently seen from High Bank, as a Merganser ducks.

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Sunlight filtering through the forest in Corbett with a perched Lineated Barbet . The lineated barbet is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts…

Uttarakhand·flowers

Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. This is the progenitor of the domestic chicken or fowl. The birds are scrabbling around in a patch of Ageratum or Floss flower.

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A pack of Smooth coated Otters (Lutra) in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean.