# Sheikh Badin National Park

Sheikh Badin National Park (also spelled Sheikh Badddin National Park) is located near Darra Pezu in the Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located among the Sheikh Badin Hills, which is an eastern extension of the Sulaiman Mountains. The park was established in 2003 and covers an area of 15,540 hectares. Here live two tribes one of which are mughals who came here after war of independence against Britain in 1857 and the others are syed who claim to be descendants of shiekh Abdul Qadir Jelaani.
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 2 amphibians and 21 reptiles, were observed.
Scientific research work published on the basis of research and identification of flora in the park, revealed 107 plant species.

## Wildlife
### Avifauna

| Name of animal | Scientific name | Status | Type |
| Shikra | Accipiter badius | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Common buzzard | Buteo buteo | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Alpine swift | Tachymarptis melba | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Eurasian hoopoe | Upupa epops | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Red-wattled lapwing | Vanellus indicus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Eurasian collared dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Red collared dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Rock pigeon | Columba livia | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Blue-cheeked bee-eater | Merops persicus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Asian green bee-eater | Merops orientalis | Least-concerned | – |
| Asian koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Greater coucal | Centropus sinensis | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Common kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Black francolin | Francolinus francolinus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Common quail | Coturnix coturnix | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Grey francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| See-see partridge | Ammoperdix griseogularis | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Bay-backed shrike | Lanius vittatus | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Red-backed shrike | Lanius collurio | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Common myna | Acridotheres tristis | Least-concerned | Resident |
| European stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Indian robin | Copsychus fulicatus | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Grey bush chat | Saxicola ferreus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Baya weaver | Ploceus philippinus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Black-breasted weaver | Ploceus benghalensis | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Black drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Eurasian golden oriole | Oriolus oriolus | Least-concerned | Resident |
| House crow | Corvus splendens | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Purple sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Rock martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Rufous-fronted prinia | Prinia buchanani | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Western Orphean warbler | Sylvia hortensis | Least-concerned | Migratory |
| Rufous-tailed scrub robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | Least-concerned | Resident |

### Amphibians and reptiles

| Name of animal | Scientific name |
| Indus valley toad | Duttaphrynus stomaticus |
| Skittering frog | Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis |
| Oriental garden lizard | Calotes versicolor |
| Agror agama | Laudakia agrorensis |
| Large-scaled agama | Laudakia nupta |
| Afghan ground agama | Trapelus megalonyx |
| Common leopard gecko | Eublepharis macularius |
| Reticulate plump-bodied gecko | Cyrtodactylus battalensis |
| Yellow-belly gecko | Hemidactylus flaviviridis |
| Persian Leaf-toed Gecko | Hemidactylus persicus |
| Indian fringe-fingered lizard | Acanthodactylus cantoris |
| Ribbon-sided skink | Eurylepis taeniolata |
| Indian spiny-tailed lizard | Saara hardwickii |
| Bengal monitor | Varanus bengalensis |
| Yellow monitor | Varanus flavescens |
| Russell's boa | Eryx conicus |
| Banded kukri snake | Oligodon arnensis |
| Streaked kukri snake | Oligodon taeniolatus |
| Indian rat snake | Ptyas mucosus |
| Diadem snake | Spalerosophis diadema |
| Common Krait | Bungarus caeruleus |
| Russell's viper | Daboia russelii |
| Saw-scaled viper | Echis carinatus |