Tuesday, 12 November 2013

India - Hill station - Thattekad 13.11.2013

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

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Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary,
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
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Malabar Grey Hornbill at Thattekkad
Map showing the location of Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
LocationKothamangalam taluka, Ernakulam districtKerala stateIndia
Nearest cityKochi (Cochin)
Coordinates10°34′N 76°43′ECoordinates10°34′N 76°43′E
Area2,516 hectare
Established1983
The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km², and located about 60 km north-east of 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.[1] 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.
Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Trials
Thattekkad Reservoir
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:
  • Drongo Cuckoo, which may be easily mistaken for Drongo,
  • Indian Hawk Cuckoo, which is highly vocal, and the
  • Large Hawk Cuckoo, which looks relatively massive compared to other types of cuckoos, and is characterized by a dark grey and heavily streaked throat.
The Edamalayar forest is located about 15 km from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. This is also an evergreen forest located above the Edamalayar River. TheMountain Hawk Eagles are found in this forest. Other birds in this forest includeDark-fronted BabblerBrown-cheeked FulvettaBrown-backed and White-rumped Needletails, and Emerald Green Pigeons.

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