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NIRANJAN DAS AND SUJATA DEORIincluye, como se reporta en la Lista Roja de la UICN: ocho especies globalmenteamenazadas (Cairina scutulata, Aceros nipalensis, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gypsbengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Aquila clanga, Leptotilos dubius y Chrysomma altirostre); ycinco especies casi amenazadas (Arborophila atrogularis, Sterna acuticauda, Haliaeetusalbicilla, Ichthyophaga humilis, y Sarcogyps calvus). Las anotaciones resaltan el estadoactual de las especies de aves del Parque Nacional Nameri.Palabras clave: Assam, hotspots de aves, India, Parque Nacional Nameri.INTRODUCTIONNameri National Park (latitude 26º51’ to 27º04’N, longitude 92º39’ to 92º59’ E) covers 200 km 2 ofthe eastern Himalayan foothills in Assam (Fig.1). It is contiguous with Pakhui WildlifeSanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh to the north.Together they exceed 1,000 km 2 , ranging inaltitude from 79 to >1,500m. The park extendseast and south of the west bank of the Bor-Dikorai River from the interstate boundary atSijussa to the left bank of Jia-Bhorelli River alongthe north of Sikam Basti, up to the south bank ofBalipara Reserve Forest. The area is criss-crossedby the Jia-Bhorelli River and its tributariesnamely Diji, Dinai, Doigurung, Nameri, Dikorai,Khari.The terrain is undulating, with lower areas at80–100 m along the Jia-Bhorelli and its tributaries,and higher areas at 200–225m in the central andnorthern parts of the park. Soils are composed ofsand or sandy loam alluvial deposits. Numeroussmall rivers and perennial streams originating inArunachal Pradesh run through the park andfeed into the Jia-Bhorelli River. Many rivers shifttheir course during the rainy season and formdry riverbeds during winter.FIGURE 1. Location of Nameri National Park and distribution of habitats.[38]