Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary lies in the Malappuram, Kozhikode districts of the state of Kerala in India. It spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea. The Sanctuary hill is around 200 m above sea level. It is 29 km from Tirur, 39 km from Malappuram and 19 km from Kozhikode city centre. The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, Malappuram.

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Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
LocationKadalundi, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, Vallikkunnu, Malappuram, Kerala, India and Kadalundinagaram, Malappuram, Kerala, India
Total height200 metres (660 ft)
Kadalundi Bridge

Fauna

Over a hundred species of native birds have been recorded in the sanctuary, including about 60 species of migratory birds which visit seasonally; these include terns, gulls, herons, sandpipers and cormorants. Notable species are whimbrels and brahminy kites. The sanctuary is well known for a wide variety of fish, mussels and crabs.[1]

See also
  • Kadaludi River
  • Kadalundi River
  • On the Bridge
  • Butterfly
  • Visiting VIP
  • The river
  • Kadalundy Mosque
  • Kite in Kadalundi
  • The border between Malappuram and Kozhikode districts

References
  1. "Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary in Kozhikode". Kerala Tourism.

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