Pangot is small village 15 kilometers from Nainital,
the drive takes only 25 minutes to get there.
The entire drive is through the forested area
of Cheena Peak Range via Snow View Point and Kilbury,
the main habitats for excellent birding.
One can see a variety of Himalayan species along
the way such as lammergeier, Himalayan griffon,
blue-winged minla, spotted & slaty-backed
forktail, rufous-bellied woodpecker, rufous-bellied
niltava, khalij pheasant, variety of thrushes
etc. Almost 150 bird species have been recorded
at Pangot and surrounding areas.The numerous perennial
& seasonal creeks are home to an amazing variety
of flora and fauna including the leopard, yellow-throated
Himalayan martins, Himalayan palm civet, ghoral,
barking deer, sambhar etc.
