Ernakulam
Wildlife Sanctuaries
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 jngle 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.
