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Broadly speaking, there are five altitudinal zones of vegetation, not clear-cut at their boundaries as they merge into one another
The Tropical Ecoregion extends roughly from the foothills of the Outer Himalayas to an altitude of about 1,200 m. It contains steep-sided valleys and gorges with well-drained flanking slopes. Various species of orchids, climbers like the robust Aroid Rhaphidophora, wild banana Musa sikkimensis, M. balbisiana, Himalayan Screwpine Pandanus nepalensis, Date Palm Phoenix sylvestris and the rare P. rupicola, the only living fossil tree of Sikkim Cycas pectinata, nettles and giant bamboo are characteristic of the region. In the region of Rangit Valley, Sal Shorea robusta shows a unique association with the Chir Pine Pinus roxburghii. In patches of protected forest, it is possible to see the weak Sal being slowly dominated by the Pine. These patches are relatively poor in bird life. However, the lowland forests of Sikkim are home to several threatened species of birds such as the possibly locally extinct Vulnerable Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis (but visitor from Neora Valley National Park in North Bengal), Great Pied Hornbill Buceros bicornis, locally called ‘Hongraio’, Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandelli, even the now uncommon Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus,. Other lowland fauna includes the introduced Peafowl Pavo cristatus, Sikkim’s largest reptile Burmese Python Python bivittatus, house geckos, Himalayan Crestless Porcupine Hystrix brachyura, Assamese Macaque Macaca assamensis, Chinese Pangolin Manis crassicaudata, and Barking Deer Muntiacus muntjak, a variety of hill-stream fish, freshwater and tree frogs, toads and a host of butterflies and other invertebrates. Several species of migratory water birds use the river systems during transit. Six sq km of a representative area of the Kitam Reserve Forests has been declared as Kitam Bird Sanctuary.
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