Wildlife field guide · Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary

Wild lives,
observed on their own terms.

Species associated with the sanctuary in official Assam Forest Department information. Patient observation matters; sightings are never guaranteed.

Species imagery is illustrative of the region’s wildlife.

One of the two species the sanctuary was constituted to protect—a small, secretive inhabitant of tall, undisturbed grassland.

The second species behind the sanctuary’s notification in 1980, and a marker of healthy grassland habitat.

Listed among the sanctuary’s birds; a species closely tied to intact, open grassland.

Listed in official sanctuary information and part of the wider foothill wildlife landscape.

A powerful forest-edge grazer reported in official sanctuary information.

Listed among the birds of Bornadi alongside peafowl and swamp francolin.

Field guide

Wildlife of
the sanctuary

Species recorded in official Assam Forest Department information for Bornadi. Wildlife is free-ranging and sightings are never guaranteed.

Birds listed

Mammals listed

Field etiquette

Keep a respectful distance. Stay quiet. Follow authorised guidance. Never feed, call, crowd or pursue an animal.