Pench National Park, due to its varied terrain and abundance of water bodies, has an excellent population of birds, resident and migrant. In total, a list of 242 species have been documented. Some of the best locations to watch birds at, and from, are - Alikatta (for open grassland species), Chhindimatta road and Kalapahad areas (for raptors, Orioles and all tree and hilly terrain dwelling species) and Chhindimatta, Bodhanala, Alikatta and the river Pench (for aquatic species)

Pench is the best park Mohit has visited for raptors

For a complete list of birds found in Pench National Park - Click here

Following is a list of the birds spotted by Mohit during his trip to Pench:

Pench has a large population of Orioles

Japanese Sparrow Hawk, Grey Francolin, Buttonquail (unable to determine variety), Red Junglefowl, Indian Peafowl, Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Black-Rumped Flameback, Coppersmith Barbet, Indian Grey Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Common Hoopoe, Indian Roller, Common Kingfisher, Stork Billed Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, White-Throated Kingfisher, Green Bee-Eater, Pied Cuckoo, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Common Hawk Cuckoo, Asian Koel, Greater Coucal, Rose-Ringed Parakeet,

Cattle Egret, Black Ibis, Indian Pitta, Long Tailed Shrike, Rufous Treepie, House Crow,Large Billed Crow, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Black Hooded Oriole, Large Cuckooshrike, Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo, White-Bellied Drongo, Black Drongo, Asian Paradise Flycatcher (female), Common Iora, Orange-Headed Thrush, Indian Robin, Oriental Magpie Robin, Pied Bushchat, Brahminy Starling, Common Myna, Wire-Tailed Swallow, Red-Vented Bulbul, Jungle Babbler, Ashy-Crowned Sparrow Lark, Purple Sunbird, House Sparrow, White-Browed Wagtail Alexandrine Parakeet, Collared Scops Owl (not definite as bad light), Rock Pigeon, Yellow Footed Green Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Red Collared Dove, Great Thick-Knee, Black-Winged Stilt, Little Ringed Plover,Long-Billed Plover, Yellow-Wattled Lapwing,Red-Wattled Lapwing,Lesser Fish Eagle,

Raptors are a plenty in Pench

Mohit saw numerous Indian Pittas seen rarely in most other parks

White-Rumped Vulture, Short-Toed Snake Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle,Shikra, White-Eyed Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Darter, Indian Cormorant, Great Egret, Indian Pond Heron, Chestnut-tailed Starling (73 species). The most striking thing noticed by Mohit during his trip was the abundance of raptors and orioles seen and also seeing many common Hoopoe in the jungle environment.