Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km2, and located about 12 km from , was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. Salim Ali, one of the best known ornithologists, described this sanctuary as the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: bird sanctuary in kerala, India
  • Also known as: “Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuttampuzha.

Village
is a village and gram panchayat in in the state of . Situated 71 km east of Kochi, panchayat is home to the 17.7% of total area of the Ernakulam District.

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Latitude
10.1278° or 10° 7′ 40″ north
Longitude
76.7141° or 76° 42′ 51″ east
Open location code
7J2R4PH7+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 677289011
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Wiki­data ID
Q6772512
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Satellite Map

Discover Thattekad Bird Sanctuary from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Malayalam to Tamil—“Thattekad Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
  • Malayalam: “The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary”
  • Malayalam: “ഡോ. സാലിം അലി പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം, തട്ടേക്കാട്‌”
  • Malayalam: “ഡോ. സാലിം അലി പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”
  • Malayalam: “തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷി സംരക്ഷണ കേന്ദ്രം”
  • Malayalam: “തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”
  • Malayalam: “തട്ടേക്കാട്‌ പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”
  • Marathi: “थट्टेकड पक्षी अभयारण्य”
  • Tamil: “தட்டெக்காடு பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்”

Localities in the Area

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