{"id":60188,"date":"2025-08-20T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=60188"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:00:09","slug":"thattekad-bird-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/thattekad-bird-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Thattekad Bird Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comprehensive faunal survey at the Thettekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam, Kerala, has added nine species records to its official biodiversity checklist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Thattekad Bird Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the first bird sanctuary in <\/span><b>Kerala, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">located on the <\/span><b>banks of Periyar River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thattekad bird sanctuary is <\/span><b>also known as Dr. Salim Ali bird sanctuary,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> named after Dr Salim Ali, the best known ornithologist in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary, which spreads across the foot of western Ghats , <\/span><b>was notified in 1983<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on previous recommendation by Dr. Salim Ali.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Semi-evergreen forests, Moist Decidious forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of natural habitats which includes <\/span><b>Periyar river, lagoons and marshes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> formed by <\/span><b>Bhootattankettu dam reservoir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tropical semi &amp; evergreen forests of the western Ghats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major peaks in the sanctuary are <\/span><b>Thoppimudi and Nyayapillimudi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myristica dactyloides, Hopea parviflora, Tetrameles mudiflora, eak, Rosewood, Mahagony<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is famous for many endemic and rare birds like Ceylon Frogmouth, Black Bazza, Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Bay owl etc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/biodiversity-of-thattekad-bird-sanctuary-in-kerala-grows-richer-as-survey-reveals-nine-new-species\/article69950349.ece#:~:text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thattekad Bird Sanctuary is the first bird sanctuary in Kerala, located on the banks of Periyar River. 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