Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary
| Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary | |
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| KNCTS | |
 Location in Nagaland, India
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| Location | Kohima District, Nagaland |
| Nearest city | Kohima |
| Coordinates | 25°37′36″N 94°00′08″E / 25.6267°N 94.0021°ECoordinates: 25°37′36″N 94°00′08″E / 25.6267°N 94.0021°E |
| Area | 25 square km |
| Governing body | Government of India, Government of Nagaland |
Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary or KNCTS is a conservation reserve and a protected area in the Kohima district of the state of Nagaland in India. It is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the capital of Nagaland, Kohima. The total area notified under this park is around 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi); some of villages and hamlets are adjascent to this park: Khonoma, Mesoma, Dziilike.
This park lies at the extension of Barali range; the mountain range complex of north-east India and the undisturbed primary vergin forest is a place for some of the range restricted avian fauna. KNCTS is an Important Bird Area; under criteria A1 (threatened species) and A2 (range restricted species) with area code IN423.
Inside this (IBA) wildlife sanctuary, primary biomes corresponding to the ecozone are:
Birds some of the exotic species from North-east India are present in this wildlife sanctuary; like Blyth's tragopan, Mountain bamboo partridge, Crested Finchbill, Assam laughingthrush, Striped laughingthrush, Spot-breasted scimitar babbler, Flavescent Bulbul are to name few.
Green cochoa (Cochoa viridis)
Assam laughingthrush (Trochalopteron chrysopterum)
Rusty-capped fulvetta (Alcippe dubia)
Mountain Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
Mammals like Binturong, Serow, Jungle cat, Barking Deer, Gayal, Pallas's squirrel, Himalayan striped squirrel can be seen in this park.
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