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Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Thattekkad bird sanctuary in Devicolam Taluk of Idukki lies on the northern bank of the Periyar River. The area of the sanctuary is 25 sq km. The presence of more than 200 varieties of birds in this area attracted the renowned ornithologist Dr. Salim Ali and his efforts are also behind the formation of this sanctuary. This sanctuary is 80 Km from Cochin and 60 to 450 metres above sea level.

Important birds found here include large falcon, gray jungle fowl, white breasted water hen, hornbill, jungle bush-quail, etc. A study conducted by Bombay Natural History Society during 1985 identifies 253 species here.

The vegetation in this area consists of tropical evergreen, semi evergreen, moist deciduous forests and plantations of teak, rosewood, mahogany etc. Further, more than 28 varieties of animals and nine varieties of reptiles have accepted this area as their natural habitat.


Checklist of Birds at Thattekad

  1. House Swift
  2. Malabar Grey Hornbill*
  3. Brahminy Kite
  4. Brown Lizard-Hawk (Jerdon's Baza)*
  5. Darter
  6. Pond Heron
  7. Cattle Egret
  8. Little Egret
  9. Median Egret
  10. Little Cormorant
  11. Red-wattled Lapwing
  12. Gull-billed Tern
  13. Spotted Dove
  14. 1Green Pigeon*
  15. Common kingfisher
  16. White-breasted Kingfisher
  17. Pied Kingfisher
  18. Little Green Bee-eater
  19. Greater Coucal
  20. Koel
  21. Gold-fronted Leafbird*
  22. Fairy Bluebird*
  23. (Shama)
  24. Magpie Robin
  25. Red-breasted Flycatcher
  26. Purple Sunbird
  27. Purple-rumped Sunbird
  28. Tickell's Flower-pecker
  29. Large Pied Wagtail
  30. Indian Pitta*
  31. Crimson-throated Barbet*
  32. Little Green Barbet
  33. Rufous Woodpecker*
  34. Great Indian Three-toed Woodpecker*
  35. Golden-backed Woodpecker
  36. Common hawk-cuckoo
  37. Grey Jungle-fowl*
  38. White-breasted Water-hen
  39. (Bronze-winged Jacana)
  40. Grey tit
  41. Common Iora
  42. Jungle Crow
  43. House Crow
  44. Indian Tree-pie
  45. White-bellied Tree-pie*
  46. Racket-tailed Drongo*
  47. Bronze Drongo*
  48. Black Drongo
  49. Ashy Drongo
  50. Golden Oriole
  51. Black-headed Oriole
  52. Small Minivet
  53. Large Woodshrike*
  54. Common Woodshrike
  55. Paradise Flycatcher
  56. Yellow-browed Bulbul*
  57. Red-whiskered Bulbul
  58. Red-vented Bulbul
  59. Ruby-throated Yellow Bulbul*
  60. (Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch)
  61. Common Myna
  62. Hill Mynah*
  63. White-headed Myna*
  64. Blyth's Reed-warbler
  65. Jungle Babbler
  66. Heart-spotted Woodpecker*
  67. Blossom-headed Parakeet*
  68. Blue-winged Parakeet*
  69. Indian Lorikeet* 
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