User:KANU PAME TRIPURA

Green imperial pigeon is the state bird of tripura. Like most of the Indian subcontinent, Tripura lies within the Indomalaya ecozone. According to the Biogeographic classification of India, the state is in the "North-East" biogeographic zone.[37] In 2011 forests covered 57.73 per cent of the state.[38] Tripura hosts three different types of ecosystems: mountain, forest and freshwater.[39] The evergreen forests on the hill slopes and the sandy river banks are dominated by species such as Dipterocarpus, Artocarpus, Amoora, Elaeocarpus, Syzygium and Eugenia.[40] Two types of moist deciduous forests comprise majority of the vegetation: moist deciduous mixed forest and Sal (Shorea robusta)-predominant forest.[40] The interspersion of bamboo and cane forests with deciduous and evergreen flora is a peculiarity of Tripura's vegetation.[40] Grasslands and swamps are also present, particularly in the plains. Herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees such as Albizia, Barringtonia, Lagerstroemia and Macaranga flourish in the swamps of Tripura. Shrubs and grasses include Schumannianthus dichotoma (shitalpati), Phragmites and Saccharum (sugarcane).[40]

According to a survey in 1989–90, Tripura hosts 90 land mammal species from 65 genera and 10 orders,[41] including such species as elephant (Elephas maximus), bear (Melursus ursinus), binturong (Arctictis binturong), wild dog (Cuon alpinus), porcupine (Artherurus assamensis), barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak), sambar (Cervus unicolor), wild boar (Sus scrofa), gaur (Bos gaurus), leopard (Panthera pardus), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), and many species of small cats and primates.[41] Out of 15 free ranging primates of India, seven are found in Tripura; this is the highest number of primate species found in any Indian state.[41] The wild buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is extinct now.[42] There are nearly 300 species of birds in the state.[43]

Wildlife sanctuaries of the state are Sipahijola, Gumti, Rowa and Trishna wildlife sanctuaries.[44] National parks of the state are Clouded Leopard National Park and Rajbari National Park.[44] These protected areas cover a total of 566.93 km2 (218.89 sq mi).[44] Gumti is also an Important Bird Area.[45] In winter, thousands of migratory waterfowl throng Gumti and Rudrasagar lakes