Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Location	Malappuram, Kerala, India
Total height	200 metres (660 ft)

The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary lies in the Malappuram District of the state of Kerala in India. It spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea. The Sanctuary hill is around 200 m above sea level. It is 29 km from Tirur Town centre and 19 km from Kozhikode city centre. The nearest airport is Karipur International Airport, Malappuram.

Over a hundred species of native birds have been recorded in the sanctuary, including about 60 species of migratory birds which visit seasonally; these include terns, gulls, herons, sandpipers and cormorants. Notable species are whimbrels and brahminy kites. The sanctuary is well known for a wide variety of fish, mussels and crabs.

Kadaludi River

Kadalundi River

On the Bridge

Butterfly

Visiting VIP

The river

Kadalundy Mosque

Kite in Kadalundi

The border between Malappuram and Kozhikode districts

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