The flora at the Kaziranga National Park is comprised of three types:
Alluvial inundated grasslands comprising of tall thickets of elephant grass and short grasses,
Tropical wet evergreen forests and
Tropical semi-evergreen forests.
But, the main characteristics of flora in Kaziranga are the dense and tall elephant grass intermixed by small swamplands left behind by the receding floodwaters of the river Brahmaputra. The marshes of Kaziranga National Park have an abundant cover of water lilies, water hyacinth and lotus which provide beautiful look to the surroundings of the park
The common trees and shrubs are Albizia procera, Duabanga grandiflora, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Crateva unilocularis, Sterculia urens, Grewia serrulata, Mallotus philippensis, Bridelia retusa, Aphania rubra, Leea indica, and Lumbraculifera.
The moderate climatic conditions and the availability of food resources support the growth and survival of an exceptional and diverse wildlife in Kaziranga National Park. Apart from the Indian One-horned Rhinos, Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary also has a sizeable population of the Wild Buffaloes and Indian Elephants. The national park also shelters about 1ises.
Kaziranga being of the few very famous bird watching places, is kingdom to some of the most rarest & exotic population of birds. Migratory birds flock from all over the world to kaziranga, some of which come from as far as Siberia. The list of migratory birds include: Graylag geese, Ruddy shelduck, bar-headed geese etc. The generally seen birds are: white tailed eagle, red jungle fowl, parakeet, oriental honey buzzard to name a few.
