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	\| name = Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary <br /> തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷി സങ്കേതം		\| name = Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary <br /> തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷി സങ്കേതം
	\| alt_name = Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary,<br />Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary		\| alt_name = Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary,<br />Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
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	\| ~~photo~~ = Ocyceros griseus -India-8a.jpg		\| image = Ocyceros griseus -India-8a.jpg
	\| ~~photo_caption~~ = A [[Malabar grey hornbill]] at Thattekkad		\| image_caption = A [[Malabar grey hornbill]] at Thattekkad
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	\| location = Kothamangalam taluka, [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kerala\|Kerala state]], [[India]]		\| location = Kothamangalam taluka, [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kerala\|Kerala state]], [[India]]
	\| nearest_city = [[Kochi]] (Cochin)		\| nearest_city = [[Kochi]] (Cochin)
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|10.13\|N\|76.68\|E\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|10.13\|N\|76.68\|E\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
	\| area = 25.~~16sq.km.~~		\| area = {{convert\|25.16\|km2\|acre\|abbr=on}}
	\| established = 1983		\| established = 1983
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	The '''Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary''', covering an area of barely 25 km<sup>2</sup>, and located about 12 km from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala\|Kothamangalam]] ([[Kerala]] state, [[India]]), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. [[Salim Ali]], one of the best known [[Ornithology\|ornithologists]], described this sanctuary as ''the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and the Dr. Salim Ali, Ernakulam\|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thattekkad-bird-sanctuary/127\|access-date=2021-07-01\|website=Kerala Tourism\|language=en}}</ref>Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is a deciduous but generally moist low-land forest surrounding the [[Periyar River]], the longest river in [[Kerala]].		The '''Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary''', covering an area of barely 25 km<sup>2</sup>, and located about 12 km from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala\|Kothamangalam]] ([[Kerala]] state, [[India]]), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. [[Salim Ali]], one of the best known [[Ornithology\|ornithologists]], described this sanctuary as ''the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and the Dr. Salim Ali, Ernakulam\|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thattekkad-bird-sanctuary/127\|access-date=2021-07-01\|website=Kerala Tourism\|language=en}}</ref> Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is a deciduous but generally moist low-land forest surrounding the [[Periyar River]], the longest river in [[Kerala]].

	==Species==		==Species==
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	The sanctuary is a habitat for different varieties of cuckoos and a region of the sanctuary popularly called "Cuckoo Paradise" is home to them, among which are the:		The sanctuary is a habitat for different varieties of cuckoos and a region of the sanctuary popularly called "Cuckoo Paradise" is home to them, among which are the:
	*[[Drongo cuckoo]], which may be easily mistaken for drongo,		*[[Drongo cuckoo]], which may be easily mistaken for drongo,
	*[[~~Large~~ hawk-cuckoo\|Indian hawk cuckoo]], which is highly vocal, and the		*[[Common hawk-cuckoo\|Indian hawk cuckoo]], which is highly vocal, and the
	*[[Large hawk cuckoo]], which looks relatively massive compared to other types of cuckoos, and is characterized by a dark grey and heavily streaked throat.		*[[Large hawk cuckoo]], which looks relatively massive compared to other types of cuckoos, and is characterized by a dark grey and heavily streaked throat.

	The Idamalayar forest is located about 15 km from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. There is a large evergreen forest to the east and south-east of the [[Idamalayar Dam]], extending from [[Malakkappara]] to as far as [[Rajamala]]. The [[Mountain hawk-eagle\|mountain hawk eagles]] are found in this forest. Other birds in this forest include [[Rhopocichla atriceps\|dark-fronted babbler]], [[brown-cheeked fulvetta]], [[Brown-backed needletail\|brown-backed]] and [[white-rumped needletail]]s, and [[common emerald dove\|emerald ~~green pigeons~~]].		The Idamalayar forest is located about 15 km from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. There is a large evergreen forest to the east and south-east of the [[Idamalayar Dam]], extending from [[Malakkappara]] to as far as [[Rajamala]]. The [[Mountain hawk-eagle\|mountain hawk eagles]] are found in this forest. Other birds in this forest include [[Rhopocichla atriceps\|dark-fronted babbler]], [[brown-cheeked fulvetta]], [[Brown-backed needletail\|brown-backed]] and [[white-rumped needletail]]s, and [[common emerald dove\|Asian emerald doves]].

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
	*{{Cite news\|title=Inside a magical rainforest\|~~authors~~=Swarna V. ~~and~~ Ramakrishnana, S.\|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]\|date=28 May 2006\|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/05/28/stories/2006052800100200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101194811/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/05/28/stories/2006052800100200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 January 2013}}		*{{Cite news\|title=Inside a magical rainforest\|author1=Swarna V. \|author2=Ramakrishnana, S. \|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]\|date=28 May 2006\|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/05/28/stories/2006052800100200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101194811/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/05/28/stories/2006052800100200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 January 2013}}
	*{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}		*{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}
	*{{Cite news\|author=Staff\|title=Rich pickings await bird lovers here\|date=5 May 2009\|newspaper=The New Indian Express\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article115095.ece\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101194140/http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article115095.ece\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=~~live~~}}		*{{Cite news\|author=Staff\|title=Rich pickings await bird lovers here\|date=5 May 2009\|newspaper=The New Indian Express\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article115095.ece\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101194140/http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article115095.ece\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=dead}}
	*{{Cite news\|author=Staff\|date=12 August 2010\|title=Feel the wild at Thattekkad\|newspaper=Malayala Manorama\|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?tabId=0&programId=1073773722&contentId=7705375}}		*{{Cite news\|author=Staff\|date=12 August 2010\|title=Feel the wild at Thattekkad\|newspaper=Malayala Manorama\|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?tabId=0&programId=1073773722&contentId=7705375}}

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	The '''Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary''', covering an area of barely 25 km<sup>2</sup>, and located about 12 km from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala\|Kothamangalam]] ([[Kerala]] state, [[India]]), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. [[Salim Ali]], one of the best known [[Ornithology\|ornithologists]], described this sanctuary as ''the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and the Dr. Salim Ali, Ernakulam\|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thattekkad-bird-sanctuary/127\|access-date=2021-07-01\|website=Kerala Tourism\|language=en}}</ref> Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is ~~an evergreen~~ low-land forest ~~located between the branches of~~ the [[Periyar River]], the longest river in [[Kerala]].		The '''Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary''', covering an area of barely 25 km<sup>2</sup>, and located about 12 km from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala\|Kothamangalam]] ([[Kerala]] state, [[India]]), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. [[Salim Ali]], one of the best known [[Ornithology\|ornithologists]], described this sanctuary as ''the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and the Dr. Salim Ali, Ernakulam\|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thattekkad-bird-sanctuary/127\|access-date=2021-07-01\|website=Kerala Tourism\|language=en}}</ref>Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is a deciduous but generally moist low-land forest surrounding the [[Periyar River]], the longest river in [[Kerala]].

	==Species==		==Species==
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	*[[Large hawk cuckoo]], which looks relatively massive compared to other types of cuckoos, and is characterized by a dark grey and heavily streaked throat.		*[[Large hawk cuckoo]], which looks relatively massive compared to other types of cuckoos, and is characterized by a dark grey and heavily streaked throat.

	The ~~[[Edamalayar]]~~ forest is located about 15 km from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. ~~This~~ is ~~also an~~ evergreen forest ~~located above~~ the [[~~Edamalayar River~~]]. The [[Mountain hawk-eagle\|mountain hawk eagles]] are found in this forest. Other birds in this forest include [[Rhopocichla atriceps\|dark-fronted babbler]], [[brown-cheeked fulvetta]], [[Brown-backed needletail\|brown-backed]] and [[white-rumped needletail]]s, and [[common emerald dove\|emerald green pigeons]].		The Idamalayar forest is located about 15 km from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. There is a large evergreen forest to the east and south-east of the [[Idamalayar Dam]], extending from [[Malakkappara]] to as far as [[Rajamala]]. The [[Mountain hawk-eagle\|mountain hawk eagles]] are found in this forest. Other birds in this forest include [[Rhopocichla atriceps\|dark-fronted babbler]], [[brown-cheeked fulvetta]], [[Brown-backed needletail\|brown-backed]] and [[white-rumped needletail]]s, and [[common emerald dove\|emerald green pigeons]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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	The '''Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary''', covering an area of barely 25 km<sup>2</sup>, and located about 12 km from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala\|Kothamangalam]] ([[Kerala]] state, [[India]]), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. [[Salim Ali]], one of the best known [[Ornithology\|ornithologists]], described this sanctuary as ''the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and the Dr. Salim Ali, Ernakulam\|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thattekkad-bird-sanctuary/127\|access-date=2021-07-01\|website=Kerala Tourism\|language=en}}</ref>Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is an evergreen low-land forest located between the branches of the [[Periyar River]], the longest river in [[Kerala]].		The '''Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary''', covering an area of barely 25 km<sup>2</sup>, and located about 12 km from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala\|Kothamangalam]] ([[Kerala]] state, [[India]]), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. [[Salim Ali]], one of the best known [[Ornithology\|ornithologists]], described this sanctuary as ''the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary\|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment\|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx\|archive-date=1 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and the Dr. Salim Ali, Ernakulam\|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thattekkad-bird-sanctuary/127\|access-date=2021-07-01\|website=Kerala Tourism\|language=en}}</ref> Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is an evergreen low-land forest located between the branches of the [[Periyar River]], the longest river in [[Kerala]].

	==Species==		==Species==

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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary <br /> തട്ടേക്കാട് പക്ഷി സങ്കേതം
| alt_name = Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary,<br />Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
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| photo = Ocyceros griseus -India-8a.jpg
| photo_caption = A [[Malabar grey hornbill]] at Thattekkad
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| location = Kothamangalam taluka, [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kerala|Kerala state]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Kochi]] (Cochin)
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| area = 25.16sq.km.
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The '''Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary''', covering an area of barely 25 km<sup>2</sup>, and located about 12 km from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala|Kothamangalam]] ([[Kerala]] state, [[India]]), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. [[Salim Ali]], one of the best known [[Ornithology|ornithologists]], described this sanctuary as ''the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx|archive-date=1 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and the Dr. Salim Ali, Ernakulam|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thattekkad-bird-sanctuary/127|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Kerala Tourism|language=en}}</ref>Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is an evergreen low-land forest located between the branches of the [[Periyar River]], the longest river in [[Kerala]].

==Species==
The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary has a rich and varied birdlife.<ref name=":0" /> Several species of birds, both forest birds as well as water birds, visit the sanctuaries; notable ones include the following:

The [[Indian pitta]], which visits the sanctuary during winter and spends almost six months here.
*[[Orange-headed thrush]]
*[[Large-billed leaf-warbler]]
*[[Jerdon's nightjar]]
*[[Indian cuckoo]]
*[[Oriental darter]]
*[[Cormorants]]
*[[Whiskered tern]]s
*[[Collared scops owl]]
*[[Ceylon frogmouth]]
*[[Grey-fronted green pigeon]]
*[[Yellow-browed bulbul]]s

The sanctuary is a habitat for different varieties of cuckoos and a region of the sanctuary popularly called "Cuckoo Paradise" is home to them, among which are the:
*[[Drongo cuckoo]], which may be easily mistaken for drongo,
*[[Large hawk-cuckoo|Indian hawk cuckoo]], which is highly vocal, and the
*[[Large hawk cuckoo]], which looks relatively massive compared to other types of cuckoos, and is characterized by a dark grey and heavily streaked throat.

The [[Edamalayar]] forest is located about 15 km from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. This is also an evergreen forest located above the [[Edamalayar River]]. The [[Mountain hawk-eagle|mountain hawk eagles]] are found in this forest. Other birds in this forest include [[Rhopocichla atriceps|dark-fronted babbler]], [[brown-cheeked fulvetta]], [[Brown-backed needletail|brown-backed]] and [[white-rumped needletail]]s, and [[common emerald dove|emerald green pigeons]].

==See also==
* [[Sailana Kharmour Bird Sanctuary]]
* [[Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary]]

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Ceylon Frogmouth Thattekad.jpg|Ceylon Frogmouth (Sri Lankan Frogmouth), surroundings of Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
File:View of Periyar from Pappitta Bird Trial.jpg|View of Periyar from Pappitta Bird Trail
File:A landscape at Thattekkad Bird Sanctury.jpg|A landscape at Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
File:A landscape at Thattekkadu Bird Sanctury.jpg|A landscape at Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
File:Thattekkad Reservoir.jpg|Thattekad Reservoir
File:Thattekkad Bird Trial.jpg|Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Trail
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*{{Cite news|title=Inside a magical rainforest|authors=Swarna V. and Ramakrishnana, S.|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date=28 May 2006|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/05/28/stories/2006052800100200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101194811/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/05/28/stories/2006052800100200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2013}}
*{{Cite web|title=Bird sanctuaries: Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary|publisher=ENVIS Centre: Kerala, State of Environment and Related Issues, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment|url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101182034/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/Database/Birdsanctuaries_1092.aspx|archive-date=1 January 2013|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite news|author=Staff|title=Rich pickings await bird lovers here|date=5 May 2009|newspaper=The New Indian Express|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article115095.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101194140/http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article115095.ece|archive-date=1 January 2013|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite news|author=Staff|date=12 August 2010|title=Feel the wild at Thattekkad|newspaper=Malayala Manorama|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?tabId=0&programId=1073773722&contentId=7705375}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.zamorinholidays.com/kerala/things-to-do/thattekad-bird-sanctuary-kerala/. Things to Know before Travelling Thattekad]
* [https://www.thattekadtrails.com/bird-sanctuary/ Thattekad Sanctuary Entry fees and Timings]
* [https://www.thattekadtrails.com/butterfly/ Thattekad Butterfly park]
* [https://www.thattekadtrails.com/thattekad-bird-list/ Thattekad Bird List]
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