Koshi Tappu Wetland

The first declared Ramsar site of Nepal in 1987. It spreads over 17500 hecaters. It lies within the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. It is a section of the Sapta Koshi River and Its floodplain.

It offers an important habitat for a large variety of wildlife. The threatened crocodile Gavialis gangeticus, birds Eupodotis bengalensis and Pelecanus philippensis, and leopard Panthera pardus occur in the site. Koshi Tappu forms an ideal habitat for resident as well as migratory waterbirds and substantial numbers of waders.