Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

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

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.

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Fauna

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/kadalundi-bird-sanctuary/122

2 Sachin Pavithran AP et.al International Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 8, No. 1 (January-June, 2015) : 69-89 © International Science Press COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF KADALUNDI VALLIKUNNU COMMUNITY RESERVE http://serialsjournals.com/serialjournalmanager/pdf/1470642100.pdf

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