About Diamer District
District Brief
The district is bounded by the Ghizer and the Gilgit districts in the north, on the east by the Astore District, south by the Naran District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir, and on the west by the Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. District’s areas is about 6,780 sq. kms, and compared to other districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, Diamer is mostly covered by Western Himalayan subalpine temperate coniferous forests, with highest forest cover in the region. Higher elevations are predominantly alpine shrub and meadows of montane grasslands and shrublands. Overall the district has more than 25% land under forest or tree cover (including farm forests and plantations), with 20% of the land comprising of alpine and winter pastures. Less than 1% of the land is used for agricultural and settlement purposes. More than 53% of the remaining land area is either barren or permanently snow covered.Avian Diversity
Diamer has the highest avian-diversity in Gilgit-Baltistan with 321 bird species are found in the district, with the highest number (175 species) being Passeriformes (perching birds). This group includes a variety of flycatchers, finches, warblers, corvids, buntings, redstarts and pipits, with some lowland and Himalayan species. Waterfowl, during passage are 16 ducks & geese species, 31 waders, 9 gulls & terns, with 24 species of crakes, grebes, egrets and herons. Predatory birds are 19 hawks & eagles, 5 vultures, 7 owls and 5 falcon species. Other birds in the region include 8 pheasant and 9 pigeon & dove species, with some bee-eaters, woodpeckers, swifts and others.
Other: 23
Pheasants: 8
Raptors & Owls: 35
Water Birds: 80
Perching Birds: 175
Birds Checklist for Diamer 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)
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 (Drongos)
Passeriformes (Fairy Flycatchers)
Passeriformes (Crows, Jays and Magpies)
Passeriformes (Larks)
Passeriformes (Swallows and Martins)
Passeriformes (Tits and Long-tailed Tits)
Passeriformes (Nuthatches)
Passeriformes (Wall and Treecreepers)
Passeriformes (Wrens and Dippers)
Passeriformes (Bulbuls)
Passeriformes (Kinglets and Bush-Warblers)
Passeriformes (Leaf Warblers)
Passeriformes (Reed-Warblers and Allies)
Passeriformes (Sylviid Warblers)
Passeriformes (White-eyes)
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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