About Bordoibam-Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary:
- It is a small wetland located at the boundary of the Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts of Assam.
- It covers an area of around 11.25 sq.km.
- It was in 1996 that the then government of Assam officially declared this region a wildlife sanctuary.
- It was part of the River Subansiri (tributary of Brahmaputra), which now flows 7 km away from the lake.
- The sanctuary experiences moist tropical climate with and receives about 2000mm rainfall every year.
- The vegetation of the sanctuary comprises of flooded valley grassland and wetland.
- A large number of migratory waterfowl are seen in winter while some globally threatened species such as the Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis and Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus are seen all over the year.
