Hoollongapar Gibbon SanctuaryAssam

History

 The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary derives from a patch of forest once part of the Hollongapar Reserve Forest in the state area of Jorhat in Assam . Set aside as a Reserve Forest on 27 August 1881, it was named after its dominant tree species, Hollong or Dipterocarpus macrocarpus. At the time, it was considered an integral part of the foothill forests of the Patkai mountain range. Although the sanctuary is currently completely surrounded by tea gardens and a few small villages, it used to connect to a large forest tract that ran to the state of Nagaland. The protected area started with 206 ha and then shrank in 1896 as sections were de-reserved. As tea gardens began to emerge between 1880 and 1920, and villages were established during the 1960 to rehabilitate people from Majuli and adjoining areas who had lost their lands to floods, the forest became fragmented and the reserve became isolated from the foothills.

faunae:-

The sanctuary has a rich biodiversity.Also found at the sanctuary are elephants, tigers (Panthera tigris), leopards (Panthera pardus), jungle cats (Felis chaus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), three types of civet, four types of squirrel, and several other types of mammal. At least 219 species of bird and several types of snake are known to live in the park

Mammals:

1. western hoolock gibbon
2. stump-tailed macaque
3. northern pig-tailed macaque
4. eastern Assamese macaque
5. Bengal slow loris
6. Indian Rhesus macaque
7. capped langur
8. hog deer
9. sambar
10.porcupine
11.tiger
12.common leopard
13. jungle cat

Reptiles:

1.Indian python
2.cat snake
3.Indian cobra
4.common rat snake

Birds:

1. RED JUNGLEFOWL, Gallus gallus,
2. KALIJ PHEASANT, Lophura leucomelanos,
3. RUDDY SHELDUCK, Tadorna furruginea
4. COMMON TEAL, Anas crecca.
5. COMMON POCHARD, Aythya ferina.
6. SPECKLED PICULET, Picumnus Innominatus.
7. WHITE-BROWED PICULET, Sasia ochracea.
8. RUFOUS WOODPECKER, Celeus brachyurus.
9. GREY-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER, Dendrocopos canicapillus.
10.FULVOUS-BREASTED WOODPECKER, Dendrocopos macei.
11.LESSER YELLOWNAPE, Picus chlorolophus
12.GREATER YELLOWNAPE, Picus flavinucha.
13.STREAK-THROATED WOODPECKER, Picus xanthopygaeus
14.GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER, Picus canus
15.HIMALAYAN FLAMEBACK, Dinopium shorii
16.COMMON FLAMBACK, Dinopium javanense.
17.GREATER FLAMEBACK, Chrysocolaptes lucidus.
18.LINEATED BARBET, Megalaima lineata.
19.GOLDEN-THROATED BARBET, Megalaima franklinii.
20.BLUE-THROATED BARBET, Megalaima asiatica
21.BLUE-EARED BARBET, Megalaima australis.
22.COPPERSMITH BARBET, Megalaima haemacephala.
23.ORIENTAL PIED HORNBILL, Anthracoceros albirostris
24.GREAT HORNBILL, Buceros bicornis.
25.COMMON HOOPOE, Upupa epops

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