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The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km 2, and located about 12 km from Kothamangalam (Kerala state, India), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. Salim Ali, one of the best known ornithologists, described this sanctuary as the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary. Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala include: [2] [3] Neyyar WLS in Thiruvananthapuram District, 128 km 2 (49 sq mi)in 1958. Peechi-Vazhani WLS in Thrissur District, 125 km 2 (48 sq mi), in 1958; Wayanad WLS in Wayanad District, 344.44 km 2 (132.99 sq mi) in 1973. Idukki WLS in Idukki District, 70 km 2 (27 sq mi)n 1976.
Pages in category "Bird sanctuaries of Kerala" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K.
Mangalavanam is primarily a bird refuge. A bird survey conducted in May 2006 found that there were 194 birds belonging to 32 species. The total number of bird species recorded so far from the area is 72. Some of the birds found are common redshank, common greenshank, brahminy kite, white-breasted waterhen and marsh sandpiper. [5]
Bird sanctuaries of Kerala (7 P) Pages in category "Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (also known as Vembanad Bird Sanctuary) is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluk of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake. [1] Set in the Kerala Backwaters , the bird sanctuary is visited by many migratory bird species.
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary was formed in 1973 and was brought under the Project Elephant in 1991–92. This sanctuary occupies an area of 345 km 2. It is the second largest one in the state of Kerala. The sanctuary is separated into two disconnected parts known as the North Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and South Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary lies in kadalundi grama panchayat of Kozhikode district and vallikunnu Grama Panchayat of Malappuram district in Kerala, India. [1] It spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea. The Sanctuary hill is around 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level.