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Situated in a large dense forest belt forming the northern fringe of the natural Teak forest, with an area of 553 sq. kms spreading along the banks of the River Ken for a length of about 50 kms. The Panna National Park is only an hour's driver from the famous temple city "KHAJURAHO". The river attracts a number of avian species, storks, pintails, pond herons, egrets are among the water birds, whereas the peafowl, jungle fowl, spurfowl, partridges and quails are the common ground laying bird. Green pigeons and rock pigeons are also numerous. Rollers, bee-eaters, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles and flycatchers are represented by several species. Eagles and kites are the birds of prey, whereas the vultures are scavengers. Several species of owls, owlets and night jars, represent the birds of the night.
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