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Koonthankulam declared a bird sanctuary

· Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary

Koonthankulam declared a bird sanctuary
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The village tank at Koonthankulam in Tirunelveli district, a major nesting site for waterbirds, was declared a bird sanctuary.

Koonthankulam, a village in Nanguneri taluk of Tirunelveli district, has irrigation tanks where large numbers of resident and migratory waterbirds nest each year. The 1.29 square km area was declared a bird sanctuary in 1994. It is an Important Bird Area and has been designated a Ramsar site since 2021. Migrants recorded there include the greater flamingo, northern pintail and white stork.

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