Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
coot, spot-bill duck, grey heron, darter, black-winged
stilt, and garganey gadwall.[5]
1 See also
Birding in Chennai
Freshwater swamp forest
Ratargul Swamp Forest
Spot-billed pelicans (Pelecanus philippensis) at Nelapattu Bird
Sanctuary
2 References
[1] Frederick, Prince. Pelican Place. The Hindu. Retrieved
1 February 2013.
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Nellore
district, Andhra Pradesh, India, near the village of
Nelapattu. It has an area of 458.92 hectares. It is an important breeding site for spot-billed pelicans (Pelecanus
philippensis).[1]
[2] Sharma, P.K. and P. S. Rahgavaiah (2002). Eect of
Rainfall on Grey Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) Arriving and Breeding at Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Andhra
Pradesh. Indian Forester, October 2002, pp. 1101-1105.
Nelapattu village sarpanch B.Vijaya Bhaskar said that
Fleming festival done every year rst or second week of
January Month. Before undertaking by Govt of Andhra
Pradesh, the local villagers protected the birds sanctuary.
It will be better Govt of Andhra pradesh to adopt the village to develop and protect birds sanctuary.
[3] Sharma, P.K. and P. S. Rahgavaiah (2002). Eect of
Rainfall on Grey Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) Arriving and Breeding at Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Andhra
Pradesh. Indian Forester, October 2002, pp. 1101-1105.
[4] Rain water harvesting by fresh water ooded forests
Nelapattu has two major plant communities, Barringtonia
swamp forests and southern dry evergreen scrub.
[5] Sharma, P.K. and P. S. Rahgavaiah (2002). Eect of
Rainfall on Grey Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) Arriving and Breeding at Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Andhra
Pradesh. Indian Forester, October 2002, pp. 1101-1105.
Southern dry evergreen scrub covers most of the sanctuary, including the 288 hectares of Kalluru Reserved Forest and 88 hectares of unreserved forest. Dominant tree
and scrub species of Manilkara hexandra, Maba buxifolia, Memicylon edule, Buchanania angustifolia, Zizyphus
xylopyrus and others.[2]
The Barringtonia swamp forests are found in the 83hectare Nelapattu tank. The predominant tree species is
Barringtonia acutangula (Hijal).[3] This tree also grows
in uplands but the tree species found at Nelapattu can
grow in ooded conditions lasting for 5 to 7 months at a
stretch. The saplings can survive total submergence during the long duration of ooding.[4]
187 bird species can be found at Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, 50 of which are migratory. In addition to the
spot-billed pelican, it is an important breeding site for
white ibis, openbill stork, night heron, and little cormorant. Other migratory water birds that visit the sanctuary include pintail, common teal, dabchick, shoveler,
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