The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary lies in Vallikunnu Grama Panchayat of Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea. The Sanctuary hill is around above sea level. It is located away from the Kozhikode city centre.

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. Some species of snakes, cobras, vipers and kraits also live here.

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

See also

Vallikkunnu

Malappuram district

Eranad

Parappanangadi

Chaliyar river

Kadalundi river

Image gallery

References

External links

From Kerala Tourism Department site

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Bird sanctuaries of Kerala

Tourist attractions in Malappuram district

Geography of Malappuram district

Protected areas with year of establishment missing

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary