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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Village near Chidambaram, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
[[File:Pichavaram 1.jpg|thumb|Pichavaram hosts one of the largest mangrove forests in India]]<br />
[[File:Pichavaram mangrove forest panorama.jpg|thumb|A view of the forest]]<br />
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'''Pichavaram''' is a village near [[Chidambaram]] in [[Cuddalore District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5446/|title=UNESCO list}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,723772&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&linkId=1213|title=Mangrove forests|access-date=2014-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210224353/http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,723772&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&linkId=1213|archive-date=2009-12-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is located between the [[Vellar River|Vellar]] estuary in the north and [[Coleroon]] estuary in the south. The Vellar-Coleroon estuarine complex forms the [[Killai]] backwater and the mangroves that are permanently rooted in a few feet of water. It is located at the distance of 243 km from [[Chennai]] and 15 km from Chidambaram.<br />
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==Mangrove forests==<br />
Pichavaram consists of a number of islands interspersing a vast expanse of water covered with mangrove forest. The Pichavaram mangrove Forest is one of the largest mangrove forests in India covering about 1100 hectare of area. It is separated from the [[Bay of Bengal]] by a sand bar. The biotope consists of species like [[Avicennia]] and [[Rhizophora]]. It also supports the existence of rare varieties of economically important shell and finfishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/forestry/forest_mangrove_index.html#tamilnadu|title=Mangrove}}</ref><br />
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/walkthroughs/top-5-largest-mangrove-and-swamp-forest-in-india|title=Top 5 Largest Mangrove and Swamp Forest in India}}</ref><br />
==Fauna==<br />
The mangroves also attract migrant and local birds including [[snipe]]s, [[cormorant]]s, [[egret]]s, [[stork]]s, [[heron]]s, [[spoonbill]]s and [[pelican]]s. About 177 species of birds belonging to 15 orders and 41 families have been recorded. High population of birds could be seen from November to January due to high availability of prey, coincidence of the time of arrival of true migrants from foreign countries and local migrants from their breeding grounds across India. The availability of different habitat types such as channels, creeks, gullies, mudflats and sand flats and adjacent seashore offers ideal habitat for different species of birds and animals.<br />
==Gallery==<br />
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File:Mangroves of Pichavaram.jpg|Mangroves of Pichavaram<br />
File:Mangroves canopy.jpg|Mangroves canopy<br />
File:Arial roots of Mangroves.jpg|Aerial roots of Mangroves<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://cuddalore.nic.in/pitc.htm Cuddalore District - Pichavaram Dawn fest]<br />
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[[Category:Forests of India]]</div>->Rasnaboy