Eaglenest Forest

About Eaglenest Forest

Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the world's greatest birding destinations, having recorded over 450 bird species including the Bugun Liocichla — a striking orange-and-black bird discovered here in 2006 and found nowhere else on earth. The sanctuary's extraordinary altitudinal range from subtropical forest to alpine meadow compresses the avifauna of an entire subcontinent into a single ridgeline. Birders from across the world make pilgrimages to Eaglenest's famous 'Eagle's Nest Pass' for views across the Himalayan foothills at dawn.