Q. Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary is on the banks of the River
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The bird sanctuary is located in Kothamangalam Taluk of Ernakulam district on the northern banks of the Periyar river.
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The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km2, and located about 12 km from Kothamangalam , was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala.
- Salim Ali, one of the best known ornithologists, described this sanctuary as the richest bird habitat on pennisular India.
- The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary has a rich and varied birdlife. Several species of birds, both forest birds as well as water birds, visit the sanctuaries
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