<P> The carnivores group mainly comprises the Asiatic lion, Indian leopard, Indian cobra, jungle cat, striped hyena, Golden jackal, Indian and Ruddy mongeese, and honey badger . Desert cats and rusty - spotted cats occur but are rarely seen . </P> <P> The main herbivores of Gir are chital, nilgai, sambar, four - horned antelope, chinkara and wild boar . Blackbucks from the surrounding area are sometimes seen in the sanctuary . </P> <P> Among the smaller mammals, porcupine and hare are common, but the pangolin is rare . The reptiles are represented by the mugger crocodile, tortoise and monitor lizard which inhabit the sanctuary's bodies of water . Snakes are found in the bush and forest . Pythons are sighted at times along the stream banks . Gir has been used by the Gujarat State Forest Department which formed the Indian Crocodile Conservation Project in 1977 and released close to 1000 marsh crocodiles into Lake Kamaleshwar and other small bodies of water in and around Gir . </P> <P> The plentiful avifauna population has more than 300 species of birds, most of which are resident . The scavenger group of birds has 6 recorded species of vultures . Some of the typical species of Gir include crested serpent eagle, endangered Bonelli's eagle, crested hawk - eagle, brown fish owl, Indian eagle - owl, rock bush - quail, Indian peafowl, brown - capped pygmy woodpecker, black - headed oriole, crested treeswift and Indian pitta . The Indian grey hornbill was not found from the last census of 2001 . </P>

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