Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
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| location = kozhikode and Vallikunnu, Malappuram, Kerala, India{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/kadalundi-bird-sanctuary/6|title=Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary, Kozhikode}}
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The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary lies in kadalundi grama panchayat of Kozhikode district and 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 {{convert|200|m}} above sea level. It is located {{convert|19|km}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary|url=https://www.india.com/travel/calicut/things-to-do/wildlife-kadalundi-bird-sanctuary/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=India.com|language=en}}
See also
Image gallery
File:Kadalundi Bridge - A border of Malappuram and Kozhikode.jpg|Kadaludi River
File:Kadalundi river, Malappuram.jpg|Kadalundi River
File:Kadalundi Kadavu.jpg|On the Bridge
File:Butterfly In Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary.jpg|Butterfly
File:Bird In Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary.jpg|Visiting VIP
File:Kadaloondi puzha.jpg|The river
File:Kadalundimasjid.jpg|Kadalundy Mosque
File:Kite (2242569422).jpg|Kite in Kadalundi
File:P1100584.JPG|The border between Malappuram and Kozhikode districts
References
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External links
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- [https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/kadalundi-bird-sanctuary/6 From Kerala Tourism Department site]
- [http://osakaair.com/destinations/kadalundi-bird-sanctuary/ Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228163658/http://osakaair.com/destinations/kadalundi-bird-sanctuary/ |date=28 December 2013 }}
- [http://www.calicut.net/travel/kadalundi.html Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729061324/http://www.calicut.net/travel/kadalundi.html |date=29 July 2015 }}
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