Sandakpur Red Panda Forest, Ilam · 3,100 m
Sandakpur Red Panda Forest, Ilam
Mossy bamboo and rhododendron forest on the ridge above Ilam's tea hills, among the best red panda habitat left in Nepal, with Kanchenjunga on the skyline.
Sandakpur Red Panda Forest, Ilam · 3,100 m
Sandakpur ridge, Ilam · NOV 2025
“cloud forest, morning”
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens
Sandakpur ridge, Ilam · 3,100 m · NOV 2025
“resting, 08:00”
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Around here
A few of the things you might meet here. Krishna will tell you which ones to look for, and when.
Birds
Black-faced Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron affine
Black-throated Parrotbill
Suthora nipalensis
Golden-breasted Fulvetta
Lioparus chrysotis
Red-headed Bullfinch
Pyrrhula erythrocephala
White-browed Fulvetta
Fulvetta vinipectus
Satyr Tragopan
Tragopan satyra
Fire-tailed Myzornis
Myzornis pyrrhoura
Scarlet Finch
Carpodacus sipahi
Mammals
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens
Himalayan Black Bear
Ursus thibetanus
Plants
Maling Bamboo
Yushania maling
Tree Rhododendron
Rhododendron arboreum
Trips nearby
Want to see it for yourself?
Tell Krishna when you are coming and what you hope to see. He will plan the days around Sandakpur Red Panda Forest, Ilam.