About Nagar District
District Brief
The Nagar District is bounded on the north and north-east by the Hunza District, on the south-east by the Shigar District, on the south by the Gilgit District, and on the west by the Ghizer District. Covering roughly 2,810 sq. kms, Nagar district also falls under montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion, defined by dry alpine zones & permanent snowfields with glaciers, with patches of alpine meadows and alpine scrub. The districts does have zones temperate coniferous forests on the foothills of Rakaposhi. Significant area of the district is covered in snowfields and permanent glaciers. Overall the district has less than 2% land under forest or tree cover (including farm forests and plantations), with 10% of the land covering alpine and winter pastures. Less than 1% of the land is used for agricultural and settlement purposes. About 87% of the remaining land area is either barren or permanently snow covered.Avian Diversity
About 263 bird species are found in the district, with the highest number (138 species) being Passeriformes (perching birds). This group mainly covers a variety of flycatchers, finches, warblers, corvids, buntings, redstarts, larks and pipits. The district is also home to waterfowl during passage, with no less than 16 ducks & geese species, 26 waders, 9 gulls & terns, with more than 21 species of crakes, grebes, egrets and herons. In terms of predatory birds there are up to 17 hawks & eagles, 4 vultures, 7 owls and 4 falcon species in the region. Other birds in the region include 6 pheasant and 6 pigeon & dove species, with some woodpeckers, swifts and others.
Other: 15
Pheasants: 6
Raptors & Owls: 32
Water Birds: 72
Perching Birds: 138
Birds Checklist for Nagar District
Anseriformes (Ducks and Geese)
Galliformes (Pheasants and Allies)
Podicipediformes (Grebes)
Ciconiiformes (Storks)
Suliformes (Cormorants)
Pelecaniformes (Egrets and Bitterns)
Pelecaniformes (Ibises and Spoonbills)
Accipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles and Vultures)
Otidiformes (Bustards)
Gruiformes (Rails and Coots)
Gruiformes (Cranes)
Charadriiformes (Stilts and Allies)
Charadriiformes (Plovers and Lapwings)
Charadriiformes (Sandpipers, Snipes and Allies)
Charadriiformes (Gulls and Terns)
Columbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
Strigiformes (Owls)
Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Swifts)
Bucerotiformes (Hoopoes)
Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers)
Piciformes (Woodpeckers)
Falconiformes (Falcons)
Passeriformes (Cuckooshrikes)
Passeriformes (Shrikes)
Passeriformes (Old World Orioles)
Passeriformes (Crows, Jays and Magpies)
Passeriformes (Larks)
Passeriformes (Swallows and Martins)
Passeriformes (Tits and Long-tailed Tits)
Passeriformes (Wall and Treecreepers)
Passeriformes (Wrens and Dippers)
Passeriformes (Kinglets and Bush-Warblers)
Passeriformes (Leaf Warblers)
Passeriformes (Reed-Warblers and Allies)
Passeriformes (Sylviid Warblers)
Passeriformes (Laughingthrushes)
Passeriformes (Old World Flycatchers)
Passeriformes (Old World Redstarts)
Passeriformes (Chats and Wheatears)
Passeriformes (Thrushes)
Passeriformes (Starlings)
Passeriformes (Accentors)
Passeriformes (Wagtails and Pipits)
Passeriformes (Buntings)
Passeriformes (Finches and Allies)
Passeriformes (Old World Sparrows)
This website is a joint effort of Forest, Parks and Wildlife Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan and Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (an indigenous private initiative)
to highlight the diverse birdlife found in the region. All the maps, imagery and photographs in this book are provided by the mentioned individuals or entities with appropriate
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