 The major birds in Assam include the blue-throated barbet or "hetuluka" ("Megalaima asiatica"), white-winged wood duck or "deuhnah" ("Asarcornis scultulata"), ring-tailed fishing eagle or "kuruwa" ("Haliaeetus leucorythus"), great pied hornbill or "rajdhonesh" ("Buceros bicornis homrai"), Himalayan golden-backed three-toed wood-pecker or "barhoituka" ("Dinopium shorii shorii"), and migratory pelican.Assam is also known for orchids and for valuable plant species and forest products.There are several protections in Assam, including several national parks, in particular in the Brahmaputra Valley.