Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary also known as Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in the Kothamangalam area of the Ernakulam district in Kerala. The first bird Sanctuary in Kerala has an area of about 25 square kilometers.
The Thattekkad bird Sanctuary is the richest and varied bird habitat in the whole of India according to Dr Salim Ali an ornithologist.
Thattekkad means flat forest and is placed between two tributaries of the longest river in Kerala, the Periyar. A part of the Sanctuary is known as Cuckoo Paradise, as there are many varieties of Cuckoo like Drongo Cuckoo, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Indian Hawk Cuckoo other than the Indian Cuckoo.
The colourful Indian Pitta, which breeds in the Himalayas, visits the sanctuary during winters and stays there for about 6 months in a year.
Other birds which are found here are Ceylon frog mouth, Collared scops owl, Cormorants, Indian cuckoo, Jerdon's nightjar, Large-billed leaf-warbler, Orange-headed thrush, Oriental darter, Pompadour green pigeon, Whiskered terns and Yellow-browed bulbuls.
How to reach Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary?
Kochi Nedumbassery international airport is the nearest airport to go to Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. The airport is located at about 71 kilometers from it.
Aluva railway station is the nearest and is about 48 kilometers away.
If you are travelling by road the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary is about 13 kilometers to the north east of Kothamangalam on the Pooyamkutti Road.
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