Faunal Species in Halkhoriya, Parsa National Park

It provides a list of faunal species mainly Butterfly, Birds, Herptefauna and Mammals that were recorded in Halkhoriya plot within Parsa National Park, Nepal

Date ( Publication ): 2017-08-18

Author

DNPWC, NTNC - ( )

Author

ICIMOD - Seema Karki ( NRM & REDD+ Research Associate )

Kathmandu , Nepal

977-1-5275222

Purpose: This checklist was prepared to bridge the existing knowledge gap on biodiversity in the Parsa National Park, Nepal.

Status: Completed

Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Keywords ( Theme )

National Park
Fauna
Butterfly
Herptofauna
Birds
Dragonfly

Keywords ( Place )

Nepal
HKH
Biodiversity
Halkhoriya
REDD+
HKH-BIF

Access constraints: Copyright

Use constraints: Copyright

Spatial representation type: Text, table

Metadata language: eng

Character set: UTF8

Topic category

Biota

Description: A plot of 2*2 Km in Halkhoriya represented wetland, tall grassland, mixed forest and SAl mixed forest. Species like Butterfly, Birds, herptofauna and mammals were recorded in this plot using different method. Butterfly and Birds were recorded using transect count and point sampling. Herptofauna were identified using Pitfall traps and Large Mammals were recorded using camera trap whereas very small mammals were recorded using Sherman trap and mist net.