The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km2, and located about 12 km from Kothamangalam (Kerala state, India), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. Salim Ali, one of the best known ornithologist described this sanctuary as the richest bird habitat on peninsular India. Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is an evergreen low-land forest located between the branches of Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala. Thattekkad also has extensive plantations of teak, rosewood, mahogany. The dense forest is also home to nearly 28 species of mammals and about 9 species of reptiles.
Getting Here:
Nearest railway station: Aluva, about 48 km away
Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 44 km
Getting Here:
Nearest railway station: Aluva, about 48 km away
Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 44 km
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