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Gangkhar Puensum, the highest peak in Bhutan as seen from the Dochula Pass. At 24,840 feet, it is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world as it is considered holy.
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The Paro-Chu, the Pho-Chu, the Mo-Chu and the Wang-Chu are various rivers in Bhutan and almost all them merge with the mighty Brahmaputra river.
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The ibisbill is a distinct bird that has its own family, Ibidorhynchidae. It is the only species in this family and both male and female birds look similar.
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The brown dipper is an aquatic songbird found near the fast-flowing rivers of Bhutan, cheerfully dunking into eddies searching for food.
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The blood pheasant. It is a stocky ground bird that is easily identifiable by its crimson feathers resembling dashes of blood scattered on the breast and belly.
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The monal pheasant (male). The male bird has blazing blue colours; comparatively the female is dull brown and pale-looking. These birds are found in the entire Himalayan mountain ranges.
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The rufous sibia is a common and colourful bird of the bush and is often seen perching on plants and small trees.
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The rufous-vented yuhina is a tiny little bird and not easily sighted in the foliage. Endemic to the Himalayas, it descends to lower-to-middle altitudes to forage in the winter.
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The rufous-necked hornbill is large with a large impressive curved bill and a knob on top of the head. The head of the males and their under parts are rufous whereas females are dark brown.
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The Kalij pheasant is an attractive ground bird and is difficult to find in the undergrowth. Here a male Kalij struts itself on a tree branch perhaps searching for females of its kind.
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The white-bellied heron is extremely rare to sight. It is a loner and on the verge of extinction owing to loss of its natural habitat.
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The slender-billed scimitar-babbler, with its extra-long curved bill, is small and shy and difficult to locate in thick foliage.
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White-winged grosbeaks are sparrow-sized bird with fat beaks suitable to eat seeds and pods and usually move in groups.
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The blue-fronted redstart. It is a plump robin-like bird with different colours for the male and the female and makes musical calls.
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The black-tailed crake is a skulking bird and is not easily visible in its natural habitats and is thus infrequently recorded in its range. Hence its global population is not estimated and there is a steady decline owing to habitat degradation.
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Honey guides are small sparrow-like birds and named so for their remarkable habit of invading honeycombs and feeding on larvae and natural beeswax.
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The takin is a very curious-looking animal with a goat head and the body of an antelope thriving on the hillsides of Bhutan.
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Wild water buffaloes, though few in number, are found in the Royal Manas sanctuary adjoining the national parks of Assam.
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The takin is a very curious-looking animal with a goat head and the body of an antelope thriving on the hillsides of Bhutan.
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The Himalayan black bear is big, impressive and daring with its huge size and can easily maul a man if it feels threatened.
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The red panda, another endangered species, hunted by poachers for its cute, cuddly and colourful features.
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