View of Sheikh Budeen from Picnic Hill (1864) by Henry Brabazon Urmston Sheikh Badin National Park (also spelled Sheikh Badddin National Park) is located near Darra Pezu in the

Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan (; bal, , Urdu and skr, , ps, ډېره اسماعيل خان), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 37th largest city of Pakistan ...

and

Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat or Lakki (Urdu and ps, ) is the headquarters of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Lakki Marwat has become one of the fastest growing cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Lakki Marwat is also the 20th mos ...

districts of

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

, Pakistan. It is located among the Sheikh Badin Hills, which is an eastern extension of the

Sulaiman Mountains The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān ( Balochi/Urdu/ fa, ; "Mountains of Solomon") or Da Kasē Ghrūna ( ps, د كسې غرونه; "Mountains of Kasi"), are a north–south extension of the southern Hindu Kush mountain system i ...

. The park was established in 2003 and covers an area of 15,540 hectares. During the research of the bird population in the park, 41 species were found, about 3408 individuals. Of these, 18 species were migratory birds. During research 23 herpetofauna species, including 02 amphibian and 21 reptile, were observed Scientific research work published on the basis of research and identification of flora in the park, revealed 107 plant species.

Wildlife

Avifauna

Amphibians and reptiles

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