The wildlife of the Lahore District of Pakistan includes a diverse range of natural and cultivated flora and fauna. The introduced flora of the city of Lahore comes from its cultural heritage as the regional capital of various Indian kingdoms from the 11th century to the early 20th century. Much of the Indian flora was introduced during the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal emperor. Flora Common trees of Lahore include: Alstonia scholaris - locally termed ditabark - native to South Asia Bombax ceiba- sunbal or silk cotton tree - native to the Himalayas Callistemon citrinus - bottle brush - native to Australia Dalbergia sissoo - shisham - native to South Asia Delonix regia - gulmohar - native to Madagascar Erythrina suberosa - coral or gul nister - native to Burma Ficus benghalensis - banyan - native to Bangladesh Ficus religiosa - pipal - native to South Asia Ficus retusa - bobari - native to Malaysia Kigelia africana - gul-e-fanoos or sausage - native to Africa Livistona chinensis - bottle palm - native to China Mangifera indica - aam - native to South Asia Mimusops elengi - molsery - native to South Asia Pongamia pinnata - sukh chayn or Indian beech - native to Himalayas Syzygium cumini - jamu - native to South Asia Ziziphus zizyphus - jujube - native to Himalayas Fauna Lahore Zoo is the main preserver of Lahore's fauna. Its animal exhibits include an aviary begun in 1872, a tiger house constructed in 1872 and renovated in 1987, an elephant house, a giraffe house, a deer house, a monkey house with both monkeys and great apes, crocodile ponds, and a snake house with various regional snakes, including the Indian cobra, Indian python, Indian sand boa and Russell's viper. Other popular wildlife centres are Jallo Park and Wildlife Safari Park. Species list Aves Accipitriformes Black kite Golden eagle Steppe eagle Anseriformes Bar-headed goose Black swan Common shelduck Common teal Eurasian wigeon Gadwall Greater white-fronted goose Greylag goose (domestic goose) Mallard Muscovy duck Mute swan New Zealand scaup Red shoveler Ruddy shelduck Wood duck Columbiformes Rock pigeon Indian Fantail Western crowned pigeon Galliformes Chukar partridge Common pheasant Emerald peafowl hybrid of green pheasant and Indian pheasant Golden pheasant Yellow pheasant (mutation) Green peafowl Grey francolin Grey partridge Indian peafowl Silver pheasant Swinhoe's pheasant Vulturine guineafowl Wild turkey Gruiformes Demoiselle crane Eurasian coot Houbara bustard Pelecaniformes Dalmatian pelican Great white