thumb|View of Sheikh Budeen from Picnic Hill (1864) by Henry Brabazon UrmstonSheikh Badin National Park (also spelled Sheikh Badddin National Park) is located near Darra Pezu in the Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] It is located among the Sheikh Badin Hills, which is an eastern extension of the Sulaiman Mountains. The park was established in 2003 and covers an area of 15,540 hectares.[2] Here live two tribes one of which are mughals who came here after war of independence against Britain in 1857 and the others are syed who claim to be descendants of shiekh Abdul Qadir Jelaani.
During the research of the bird population in the park, 41 species were found, about 3408 individuals. Of these, 18 species were migratory birds.[3]
During research 23 herpetofauna species, including 2 amphibians and 21 reptiles, were observed.[4]
Scientific research work published on the basis of research and identification of flora in the park, revealed 107 plant species.[5]
| Name of animal | Scientific name | Status | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accipiter badius | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Buteo buteo | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Tachymarptis melba | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Upupa epops | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Vanellus indicus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Streptopelia decaocto | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Streptopelia tranquebarica | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Spilopelia chinensis | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Columba livia | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Coracias benghalensis | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Merops persicus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Merops orientalis | Least-concerned | – | ||
| Eudynamys scolopaceus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Clamator jacobinus | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Centropus sinensis | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Falco tinnunculus | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Francolinus francolinus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Alectoris chukar | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Coturnix coturnix | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Ortygornis pondicerianus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Ammoperdix griseogularis | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Lanius vittatus | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Lanius collurio | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Acridotheres tristis | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Saxicola rubicola | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Copsychus fulicatus | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Oenanthe isabellina | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Saxicola ferreus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Ploceus philippinus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Ploceus benghalensis | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Dicrurus macrocercus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Passer domesticus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Passer hispaniolensis | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Oriolus oriolus | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Corvus splendens | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Cinnyris asiaticus | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Pycnonotus cafer | Least-concerned | Resident | ||
| Ptyonoprogne fuligula | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Prinia buchanani | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Sylvia hortensis | Least-concerned | Migratory | ||
| Cercotrichas galactotes | Least-concerned | Resident |
| Name of animal | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Indus valley toad | Duttaphrynus stomaticus | |
| Skittering frog | Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis | |
| Oriental garden lizard | Calotes versicolor | |
| Agror agama | Laudakia agrorensis | |
| Large-scaled agama | Laudakia nupta | |
| Afghan ground agama | Trapelus megalonyx | |
| Common leopard gecko | Eublepharis macularius | |
| Reticulate plump-bodied gecko | Cyrtodactylus battalensis | |
| Yellow-belly gecko | Hemidactylus flaviviridis | |
| Persian Leaf-toed Gecko | Hemidactylus persicus | |
| Indian fringe-fingered lizard | Acanthodactylus cantoris | |
| Ribbon-sided skink | Eurylepis taeniolata | |
| Indian spiny-tailed lizard | Saara hardwickii | |
| Bengal monitor | Varanus bengalensis | |
| Yellow monitor | Varanus flavescens | |
| Russell's boa | Eryx conicus | |
| Banded kukri snake | Oligodon arnensis | |
| Streaked kukri snake | Oligodon taeniolatus | |
| Indian rat snake | Ptyas mucosus | |
| Diadem snake | Spalerosophis diadema | |
| Common Krait | Bungarus caeruleus | |
| Russell's viper | Daboia russelii | |
| Saw-scaled viper | Echis carinatus |