Fauna
More than 43 species of resident and migratory water birds visit here every year. More than 100,000 migratory birds start coming by December and fly away to their northern homes by June or July after they lay and hatch eggs and the young ones mature enough to fly with the older ones.
The following migratory birds visit this area from different countries.
- Bar-headed Goose, Siberia
- Common Sandpiper,Lower part of Ladak
- Common Teal, Siberia
- Coot Central, Siberia
- Green Sandpiper, Siberia
- Greater flamingo Partially from Germany
- Pallavan, Siberia
- Pintail, Siberia
- Spotted Sandpiper, Siberia
- White stork, Germany
Read more about this topic: Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary
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