Vellode Birds Sanctuary

Vellode Bird Sanctuary
nature reserve
Birds at Vellode Sanctuary
Coordinates: 11°15′9″N 77°39′8″E / 11.25250°N 77.65222°E / 11.25250; 77.65222Coordinates: 11°15′9″N 77°39′8″E / 11.25250°N 77.65222°E / 11.25250; 77.65222
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Established	1996
Area
• Total	0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Nearest city	Erode
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

Vellode Birds Sanctuary (வெள்ளோடு பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்)^[1] is an 80 ha (200-acre) sanctuary located in the Erode District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

The sanctuary is about 13 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus on the way to Chennimalai, near Vellode, and 10 km from Erode Junction Railway Station, in the south.

Bird species

It is at a large lake surrounded with semi-dark bushes, near Vellode. This .772 km² (0.298 sq mi) sanctuary near Erode is home to many foreign birds. The sanctuary features thousands of birds coming from various countries, some of which can be easily identified. Some easily found bird species include cormorants, teals, pintail ducks, pelicans, and darters.

Season

Villagers near this sanctuary are very much concerned about the sanctuary and the birds coming to this sanctuary, so they have taken many serious steps to avoid disturbance to the flow of birds. The best time to visit this sanctuary starts in November and continues until March. During this time birds are mostly busy in building and maintaining their nests. Many observatory towers have been built to watch these birds, around this lake.

The comes under the List of Protected areas of Tamil Nadu: Protected areas of Tamil Nadu

Sunset at Vellode Birds Sanctuary

Purple swamphen at Vellode Birds Sanctuary

Spot-billed pelican at Vellode Birds Sanctuary

References

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Protected areas of Tamil Nadu

Biosphere reserves	Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

National parks	Grass Hills National Park Guindy National Park Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park Karian Shola National Park Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Wildlife sanctuaries	Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary

Bird sanctuaries	Chitrangudi Kanjirankulam Karaivetti Karikili Koothankulam Melaselvanur - Kilaselvanur Pulicat Lake Udayamarthandapuram Vaduvur Vedanthangal Vellode Vettangudi

Tiger reserves	Anaimalai Tiger Reserve Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Conservation reserves	Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve

Protected areas of India

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