ERNAKULAM
DISTRICT
Thettekkad Bird Sanctuary: (Devikulam Taluk)
The
sanctuary was designed by Dr. Salim Ali, the renowned omithologist. He is reported
to have identified 167 birds and his student, Dr. Sugathan, 207, In addition,
the Bombay Natural History Society has identified 253 species here.
Main attractions:
Birds: Indian rollers, cuckoos, common snipes, crow pheasants, jungle
nightjar, kites, grey drongos, Malabar trongons, woodpeckers, large pied wagtails,
baya sparrows, grey jungle fowls, Indian hill mynas, robins, jungle babblers,
sunbirds and darters.
Rare Birds: Crimson-throated barbets, bee-eaters, shrikes, fairy bluebirds,
grey-headed fishing eagles, black winged kites, night herons, grey hornbills
and Malabar hornbills.
