| Kirthar National Park | |
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| Urdu: کِیرتھر نیشنل پارک, Sindhi (کيرٿرنيشنل پارڪ) | |
View of the Kirthar Park
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  Park location in Pakistan | |
| Location | Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 25°42′N 67°35′E / 25.700°N 67.583°E / 25.700; 67.583 |
| Area | 3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Governing body | Wildlife and Parks Department of Government of Pakistan |
The Kirthar National Park is situated in the Kirthar MountainsinJamshoro DistrictinSindh, Pakistan. It was established in 1974 and encompasses over 3,087 km2 (1,192 sq mi), making it the third largest national park in Pakistan. Wildlife in the park comprises leopard, striped hyena, Indian wolves, honey badger, urial, chinkara gazelles and rare Sindh ibex. Blackbuck are kept in enclosures for a reintroduction project.[1]
Total species: 33. Mammals in the park include
At least 147 species of birds have been recorded in Kirthar National Park.[2] Species found the park include bearded vulture (winter migratory), Bonelli's eagle, imperial eagle, tawny eagle, golden eagle, griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, cinereous vulture, laggar falcon, red-necked falcon, common kestrel, crowned sandgrouse, MacQueen's bustard, grey partridge, see-see partridge, white-tailed lapwing, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, painted sandgrouse, Indian eagle-owl, Sind woodpecker, hypocolius, Hume's wheatear, long-billed pipit, crested bunting, desert lark, hoopoe and Indian silverbill.
Reptiles found the park includes:
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Kirthar National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage25°42′N 67°35′E / 25.700°N 67.583°E / 25.700; 67.583
