With many forests and countless trekking trails, the area is also known to have a huge number of species of birds, making it a paradise for bird watchers.
One can spot wood peckers, mynahs, pipits, red and jungle-fowls, Indian peafowl, and blue whistling thrushes and more. Pangot, which is about 45 kms from the town, is known to have about 2000 species of birds.