The Other Corner | Ecology - The Other Corner

Encounter a diverse array of wildlife at The Other Corner’s surrounding forests. Witness majestic elephant gatherings, graceful deer, playful monkeys, and an assortment of reptiles and amphibians, fostering a thriving ecosystem.

Mammals

Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus
Toque Monkey Macaca sinica*
Purple-faced Leaf Monkey Semnopithecus senex*
Otter Lutra lutra
Toddy Cat Paradoxurus hermaphrodites
Indian Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus
Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis
Wild Boar Sus scrofa
Spotted Deer Cervus axis
Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum
Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis
Large Bandicoot-rat Bandicota indica
Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica
Slender Loris Loris tardigradus
Hanuman Langur Semnopithecus entellus
Golden Jackal Canis aureus
Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica
Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii
Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Mouse Deer Tragulus meminna
Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis
Giant Squirrel/Grizzled Indian Squirrel Ratufa macroura
Travancore Flying Squirrel Petinomysfuscocapillus
Lesser Bandicoot-rat Bandicota bengalensis
Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis

Reptiles

Green Garden Lizard Calotes calotes
Common Skink Mabuya carinata
Water Monitor Varanus salvator
Common Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor
Land Monitor Varanus bengalensis
Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans

Ornithology

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Indian Pond-heron Ardeola grayii
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Grey-headed Fish-eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio [porphyrio] poliocephalus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrid
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Ceylon Green-pigeon Treron pompadora
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Blue-faced Malkoha Rhopodytes viridirostris
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Indian Scops-owl Otus bakkamoena
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
Indian Little Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Asian Palm-swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Little Swift Apus affinis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
Lesser Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Ceylon Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium bengalense
White-naped Flameback Chrysocolaptes festivus
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera
Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Ceylon Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
Black-naped Blue Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Black-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
Gold-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Blyth’s Reed-warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
Indian Shag Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Great Egret Egretta alba
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
White-bellied Sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela
Crested Hawk-eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
Ceylon Junglefowl Gallus lafayetii
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Orange-breasted Green-pigeon Treron bicinctus
Green Imperial-pigeon Ducula aenea
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Pied Crested Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis
Jerdons Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
Ceylon Small Barbet Megalaima rubricapillus
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus
Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Ceylon Swallow Hirundo hyperythra
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Pied Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Common Iora Aegithinia tiphia
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
Indian Black Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
Ceylon Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus [schisticeps] melanurus
Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps
Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Indian Reed-warbler Acrocephalus [stentoreus] brunnescens
Bright-green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
Great Tit Parus major
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
Loten’s Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Tricoloured Munia Lonchura malacca
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Indian Jungle Crow Corvus [macrorhynchos] culminatus

Explore The Other Corner’s lush gardens teeming with vibrant flora. From enchanting butterflies gracing our gardens to a variety of plant species, discover a botanical paradise that adds vibrancy to our serene retreat.

Plants

Mango Mangifera indica
Indian Laburnum / Shower of Gold Cassia fistula
Sour Orange Citrus aurantium
Sarsaparilla Hemidesmus indicus
Yellow Oleander Thevetia peruviana
Bitter Gourd Momordica charantia
Fishtail Palm Caryota urens
Jak Artocarpus heterophyllus
Ceylon Oak Schleichera oleosa
Charcoal Tree Trema orientalis
Indian Elm Holoptelea integrifolia
Teak Tectona grandis
Wood-apple Limonia acidissima
Delum / Pomergranate Punica granatum
Touch me not Mimosa pudica
Jasmine Jasminum grandiflorum
Satinwood Chloroxylon swietenia
Maila Bauhinia racemosa
Drumstick / Horse radish Moringa oleifera
Balloon vine Cardiospermum microcarpum
Lemon Grass Cymbopogon citratus
Orange Jasmine Murraya paniculata
Golden Apple Spondias dulcis
Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera
Cashew nut Anacardium occidentale
Curry Leaf Murraya koenigii
Ebony Diospyros ebenum
Banana Musa sapientum
Margosa / Neem Azadirachta indica
Ivy Gourd Coccinia grandis
Indian Pennywort Centella asiatica
Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum
Love Grass Andropogon aciculatus
Bread Fruit Artocarpus altilis
Lime Citrus aurantifolia
Passion Fruit Passiflora edulis
Guava Psidium guajava
Bo Ficus religiosa
Cassava/Manioc Manihot esculentus
Shoeflower Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Fishing rod tree Pterospermum suberifolium
Lantana Lantana camara