Birds of Kumaon: A trip to Pangot for the bird-lover in you

By Rohan Arora

Recently, I visited Pangot with my parents, a fascinating hill station in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. About an hour drive from eLake Districtf of Nainital we reached free of hustle, a quiet place with scenic beauty and landscape- a small Himalayan village, Pangot. The entire drive to Pangot was through terrific uninterrupted natural beauty of Cheena Peak Range-a forested area via Snow viewpoint and Kilburry. As we reached Pangot, the enchanting place began to unfold with an amazing variety of flora and fauna.

On the way were numerous perennial and seasonal streams gurgling down the mountains, which was a sight to behold.


Collared Owlet


Rufous Bellied Woodpecker


Red Billed Blue Magpie


Streaked Laughing Thrush


Striated Laughing Thrush


Chestnut Bellied Rock Thrush (female)

Black Headed Jay


Grey Bush Chat


Fire tailed sunbird


Yellow breasted green finch


Rufous Sibia


Blue Whistling Thrush