Fauna
The sanctuary possesses a wide variety of avian fauna, because of the feed viable in the backwater of the mangrove forest. Particularly, during the low tide some of the areas are exposed (elevated mud flats having small fishes, shrimps, molluscs) attracting avifauna for its feed. Some critically endangered spieces like White-backed Vulture, and Long Billed Vulture are present in the sanctuary. The Painted Stork, Oriental White Ibis, Ferruginous Pochard found in the sanctuary are near threatened spices, and Spot-billed Pelican is a Vulnerable species. Significant populations of waders and mangrove birds are also present. All together, more than 120 species of birds have been reported and among them some of the commonly found birds in the sanctuary are:
Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Pied Kingfisher, Small Blue Kingfisher, Black-capped Kingfisher, Pond Heron, Reef Heron, Grey Heron, Night Heron, Little Stint, Sandpiper, Red Shrank, Red-wattled Lapwing, Crow Pheasant, Flamingos, Sea Gulls, Purple Heron, Brahmini Kite, Openbill Stork, Little Cormorant
Apart from the avian fauna the sanctuary has a fair population of Golden Jackal, Sea turtle, Fishing cat, Estuarine Crocodile, and a healthy breeding population of Smooth-coated otter. The Sanctuary has a 18 km. long sand spit where the species of Olive Ridley sea turtle nest during January - March every year.
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