Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
| Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷി സങ്കേതം |
|
|---|---|
| Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary |
|
A Malabar grey hornbill at Thattekkad
|
|
 |
|
| Location | Kothamangalam taluka, Ernakulam district, Kerala state, India |
| Nearest city | Kochi (Cochin) |
| Coordinates | 10°08′N 76°41′E / 10.13°N 76.68°ECoordinates: 10°08′N 76°41′E / 10.13°N 76.68°E |
| Area | 2,516 hectare |
| Established | 1983 |
The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km2, and located about 12 km from Kothamangalam (Kerala state, India), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. Salim Ali, one of the best known ornithologist described this sanctuary as the richest bird habitat on peninsular India. Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is an evergreen low-land forest located between the branches of Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala.
The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary has a rich and varied birdlife. Several species of birds, both forest birds as well as the water birds, visit the sanctuaries, and the important ones include the following:
The Indian pitta, which visits the sanctuary during winter and spends almost six months here.
The sanctuary is a habitat for different varieties of cuckoos and a region of the sanctuary popularly called "Cuckoo Paradise" is home to them, among which are the:
The Edamalayar forest is located about 15 km from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. This is also an evergreen forest located above the Edamalayar River. The mountain hawk eagles are found in this forest. Other birds in this forest include dark-fronted babbler, brown-cheeked fulvetta, brown-backed and white-rumped needletails, and emerald green pigeons.
Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Trail
Thattekkad Reservoir
A landscape at Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
View of Periyar from Pappitta Bird Trail
...
Wikipedia