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Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Kumari Sonali

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary:

A comprehensive faunal survey at the Thettekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam, Kerala, has added nine species records to its official biodiversity checklist.

  • Thattekad Bird Sanctuary is the first bird sanctuary in Kerala, located on the banks of Periyar River.
  • Thattekad bird sanctuary is also known as Dr. Salim Ali bird sanctuary, named after Dr Salim Ali, the best known ornithologist in India.
  • The sanctuary, which spreads across the foot of western Ghats , was notified in 1983.
  • It consists of Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Semi-evergreen forests, Moist Deciduous
  • It consists of natural habitats which includes Periyar river, lagoons and marshes formed by Bhootattankettu dam reservoir, tropical semi & evergreen forests of the western Ghats.
  • Major peaks in the sanctuary are Thoppimudi and Nyayapillimudi.

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