New Amarambalam Reserved Forest

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{{Infobox Protected area
| name = New Amarambalam Reserved forest
| iucn_category =
| photo = File:Nilgiri wood pigeon (Columba elphinstonii).jpg
| location =[[Nilambur]], [[Malappuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Nilambur]], [[Edakkara]], [[Chungathara]], [[Karulai]]
| coordinates = {{coord|11|14|0|N|76|11|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|265.72|sqkm|1|abbr=on}}
| established = 2003<ref name="birdlife.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=18238|title=BirdLife International (2016) Important Bird and Biodiversity Area factsheet: Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary - Nilambur|publisher=[[BirdLife International]]|access-date=2016-01-03}}</ref>
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'''New Amarambalam reserved forest''' is a reserved forest in the [[Western Ghats]], situated in the [[Malappuram District]] of [[Kerala]] state of [[India]]. It extends till [[Silent Valley National Park]] of the [[Palakkad District]] to the south and to [[Nadugani]] in the [[Nilgiri District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] to the North. It is under the [[Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary]] .<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/karimpuzha-sanctuary-comes-into-being/article31984618.ece|title=Karimpuzha sanctuary comes into being|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 July 2020|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Munnar - views from Munnar (7).jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Hemitragus hylocrius]]'', Munnar]]
[[File:Lion-tailed macaque by N. A. Naseer.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Macaca silenus]]'']]

== Geography ==
Comprising an area of {{convert|265.72|sqkm|1}}, The New Amarambalam is comes under [[Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary|Karimpuzha WLS]] of [[Kerala]] in [[South India]]. Since it shows very high altitudinal gradation from {{convert|40|m|ft|0}} to {{convert|2554|m|ft|0}}, the protected area is coupled with high rainfall and thick forest cover. Amarambalam continues with the [[Silent Valley National Park]], and also forms a part of the [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]].<ref name="birdlife.org"/>

== Bird sanctuary ==
The [[Indian Bird Conservation Network]] (IBCN) has identified 212 species of birds from the [[Nilambur]] and Amarambalam forests. Amarambalam is classified as an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBS) of the [[Western Ghats Endemic Bird Area]] where 16 restricted range species (RRS) have been identified; eight species have been sighted in Amarambalam. Beside the RRS's, there are one critically endangered and two vulnerable species. In 2001 [[BirdLife International]] has also identified 52 near threatened species (NTS) of India. Three of the NTS bird species are found in the IBA, but more are likely to be found once detailed studies are conducted. Classified by BirdLife International, Amarambalam Reserve Forest lies in the Indian Peninsula Tropical Moist Forest (Biome-10): 15 bird species have been identified as typical biome assemblage, 12 species are found in this IBA.<ref name="birdlife.org"/> In 2003, Professor PO Nameer, [[Kerala Agricultural University]],<ref name="kau-nameer">{{cite web|url=http://www.kau.in/people-profile/nameer-po|title=Nameer PO, Associate Professor & Head|publisher=[[Kerala Agricultural University]]|access-date=2016-01-04}}</ref> reported to have seen 11 species of woodpeckers, 11 species of flycatchers, nine species of babblers, seven species of bulbuls, and three species of barbets. As of 2004, there were populations of 10 IBA trigger species ranging from ''critically endangered''/''vulnerable'' to ''least concern'' according to [[IUCN]] categorisation and ''A1'' to ''A3'' according to IBA, namely Lesser adjutant (''[[Leptoptilos javanicus]]''), White-rumped vulture (''[[Gyps bengalensis]]''), Nilgiri wood-pigeon (''[[Columba elphinstonii]]''), Malabar parakeet (''[[Psittacula columboides]]''), Malabar grey-hornbill (''[[Ocyceros griseus]]''), White-bellied treepie (''[[Dendrocitta leucogastra]]''), Grey-headed bulbul (''[[Pycnonotus priocephalus]]''), Rufous babbler (''[[Turdoides subrufus]]''), White-bellied blue-flycatcher (''[[Cyornis pallipes]]'') and Crimson-backed sunbird (''[[Nectarinia minima]]''). The bird community showed high evenness. Maximum species richness was obtained during November and highest diversity index was recorded during April.<ref name="birdlife.org"/>

== Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats ==
As of 2000, Amarambalam comprises almost all mammals found in the Western Ghats: 25 mammals, including the endemic and threatened Lion-tailed macaque (''[[Macaca silenus]]'') and Nilgiri tahr (''[[Hemitragus hylocrius]]'').<ref name="birdlife.org"/>

== Publications ==
* [[BirdLife International]]: ''Threatened Birds of Asia. The BirdLife International Red Data Book''. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K., 2001.
* Sharma, J. K., Ramachandran, K. K., Nair. K. K. N., Mathew, G., Mohandas, K., Jayson, E.A. and Nair, P. V.: ''Studies on the Biodiversity of New Amarambalam Reserved Forest of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve''. In: ''Biosphere Reserves in India and their Management''. Proceedings of the Review Meeting: Biosphere and their Management, 8–11 September 2000, Peechi, Kerala.
* Nameer, P.O.: ''Birds of Nilambur Forest Division - a survey report''. NEST & [[Kerala Forest Department]], 1993.
* Saneesh, C.S.: ''[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313419604_New_Amarambalam_valley_an_IBA_of_Kerala New Amarambalam Valley: an IBA of Kerala] ''. MISTNET, 2009.

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:IUCN Category II]]
[[Category:Reserved forests of India]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Kerala]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:South Western Ghats montane rain forests]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Geography of Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Malappuram district]]

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