Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary covers an area of barely 25 km2 and is located in Kerala state, India. It was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala described by Salim Ali as the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: bird sanctuary in kerala, India
- Also known as: “Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary”, “The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary”, “ಡಾ. ಸಲೀಮ್ ಅಲಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿಧಾಮ”, “തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷി സംരക്ഷണ കേന്ദ്രം”, “തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”, and “തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuttampuzha.
Kuttampuzha
Village
Kuttampuzha is a village and gram panchayat in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
- Categories: protected area, bird sanctuary, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Kothamangalam, Ernakulam District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.1278° or 10° 7′ 40″ north
Longitude
76.7141° or 76° 42′ 51″ east
Open location code
7J2R4PH7+4J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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In Other Languages
From Kannada to Tamil—“Thattekad Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Kannada: “ತಟ್ಟೇಕಾಡ್ ಪಕ್ಷಿಧಾಮ”
- Malayalam: “ഡോ. സാലിം അലി പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം, തട്ടേക്കാട്”
- Malayalam: “ഡോ. സാലിം അലി പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”
- Marathi: “थट्टेकड पक्षी अभयारण्य”
- Tamil: “தட்டெக்காடு பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Thattekad and Onnampara.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Saint Antony’s Church and Njayappalli Water Supply Scheme.
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