Designations Official name Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Designated 8 April 2022 Reference no. 2486[1]
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary is a 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) Protected area near Mudukulathur Ramanathapuram District , Tamil Nadu . India , declared in 1989. 9°20′N 78°29′E / 9.333°N 78.483°E / 9.333; 78.483 . It is adjacent to Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary . It is notable as a nesting site for several migratory heron species that roost in the prominent growth of babul trees there. International name: Chitragudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary, IBA Code: IN261, Criteria: A1, A4i. [2] The sanctuary has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2022.[1]
Flora
The sanctuary vegetation is mostly tropical dry deciduous forest. It is dominated by babul along with Prosopis juliflora and the grasses Bermuda grass and Eremopogon foveolatus . The invasive Prosopis is slowly encroaching on much of the sanctuary area, retarding growth of babuls . The irrigation tank bund and the area outside the tank have tamarind trees, fig trees, neem trees, portia trees, silk trees (Albizzia amara ), drumstick trees (Tamil: murungai, முருங்கை), and palmyra palms.[citation needed ]
Fauna
The breeding population of migratory waterbirds arrive here between October and February and include: painted stork , white ibis , black ibis , little egret , great egret .[citation needed ]
Visitor information
The sanctuary can be reached by road from Mudukulathur 8 km and Madurai 117 km. The nearest railway is Paramakudi 15 km and the nearest airport is Madurai .
Accommodation is available at PWD Rest House at Mudukalathur 7 km, the Forest Rest House at Sayalgudi – 30 km and Paramakudi.[3]
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