Sheikh Badin National Park

Sheikh Badin National Park (also spelled Sheikh Badddin National Park) is located near Darra Pezu in the Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] It is located among the Sheikh Badin Hills, which is an eastern extension of the Sulaiman Mountains. The park was established in 2003 and covers an area of 15,540 hectares.[2] Here live two tribes one of which are mughals who came here after war of independence against Britain in 1857 and the others are syed who claim to be descendants of shiekh Abdul Qadir Jelaani.

View of Sheikh Budeen from Picnic Hill (1864) by Henry Brabazon Urmston

During the research of the bird population in the park, 41 species were found, about 3408 individuals. Of these, 18 species were migratory birds.[3]

During research 23 herpetofauna species, including 2 amphibians and 21 reptiles, were observed.[4]

Scientific research work published on the basis of research and identification of flora in the park, revealed 107 plant species.[5]

Wildlife

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Avifauna

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Name of animal Scientific name Status Type
Shikra Accipiter badius Least-concerned Migratory
Common buzzard Buteo buteo Least-concerned Migratory
Alpine swift Tachymarptis melba Least-concerned Migratory
Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops Least-concerned Migratory
Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Least-concerned Resident
Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto Least-concerned Resident
Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Least-concerned Resident
Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis Least-concerned Resident
Rock pigeon Columba livia Least-concerned Resident
Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Least-concerned Migratory
Blue-cheeked bee-eater Merops persicus Least-concerned Resident
Asian green bee-eater Merops orientalis Least-concerned
Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Least-concerned Resident
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Least-concerned Migratory
Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Least-concerned Resident
Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Least-concerned Migratory
Black francolin Francolinus francolinus Least-concerned Resident
Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar Least-concerned Resident
Common quail Coturnix coturnix Least-concerned Migratory
Grey francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus Least-concerned Resident
See-see partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis Least-concerned Resident
Bay-backed shrike Lanius vittatus Least-concerned Migratory
Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio Least-concerned Migratory
Common myna Acridotheres tristis Least-concerned Resident
European stonechat Saxicola rubicola Least-concerned Resident
Indian robin Copsychus fulicatus Least-concerned Migratory
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Least-concerned Migratory
Grey bush chat Saxicola ferreus Least-concerned Resident
Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Least-concerned Resident
Black-breasted weaver Ploceus benghalensis Least-concerned Resident
Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Least-concerned Resident
House sparrow Passer domesticus Least-concerned Resident
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Least-concerned Migratory
Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Least-concerned Resident
House crow Corvus splendens Least-concerned Resident
Purple sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Least-concerned Migratory
Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Least-concerned Resident
Rock martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Least-concerned Migratory
Rufous-fronted prinia Prinia buchanani Least-concerned Migratory
Western Orphean warbler Sylvia hortensis Least-concerned Migratory
Rufous-tailed scrub robin Cercotrichas galactotes Least-concerned Resident

Amphibians and reptiles

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Name of animal Scientific name
Indus valley toad Duttaphrynus stomaticus
Skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor
Agror agama Laudakia agrorensis
Large-scaled agama Laudakia nupta
Afghan ground agama Trapelus megalonyx
Common leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius
Reticulate plump-bodied gecko Cyrtodactylus battalensis
Yellow-belly gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis
Persian Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus persicus
Indian fringe-fingered lizard Acanthodactylus cantoris
Ribbon-sided skink Eurylepis taeniolata
Indian spiny-tailed lizard Saara hardwickii
Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis
Yellow monitor Varanus flavescens
Russell's boa Eryx conicus
Banded kukri snake Oligodon arnensis
Streaked kukri snake Oligodon taeniolatus
Indian rat snake Ptyas mucosus
Diadem snake Spalerosophis diadema
Common Krait Bungarus caeruleus
Russell's viper Daboia russelii
Saw-scaled viper Echis carinatus

References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan Key Qomi Parks". www.radio.gov.pk.
  2. ^ "Sheikh Badin National Park".
  3. ^ "Diversity, Abundance, Status and Endangered Habitats of Avifauna in Sheikh Badin National Park, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan".
  4. ^ Hamid, Hannan Nasib; Rais, Muhammad; Arif, Muhammad; Noor, Rubina (2021). "Amphibians and Reptiles of Sheikh Baddin National Park, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Diversity, Threats and Conservation Prospects". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 53 (2). doi:10.17582/journal.pjz/20190826180828. ISSN 0030-9923.
  5. ^ Ullah, Atta (2015). "Diversity of Life Form And Leaf Size Classes at Sheikh Buddin National Park, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan". South Asian Journal of Life Sciences. 1 (1): 6–13. doi:10.14737/journal.sajls/2015/3.1.6.13. ISSN 2311-0589.