Karikili Bird Sanctuary

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Karikili Bird Sanctuary
nature reserving sanctuary
Karikili Bird Sanctuary Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°32′44″N 79°51′21″E / 12.54556°N 79.85583°E / 12.54556; 79.85583Coordinates: 12°32′44″N 79°51′21″E / 12.54556°N 79.85583°E / 12.54556; 79.85583
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Established	1988
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Chennai
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

Karikili Bird Sanctuary is a 61.21-hectare (151.3-acre) protected area located in the Kancheepuram District of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.^[1] The sanctuary is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Chennai, south of Chengalpattu. About 100 species were recorded from this sanctuary^[2]

Karikili is situated about 10 km from Vedanthangal, and there are two tanks combined established as the bird sanctuary in 1988.^[3] This region is surrounded by open areas, paddy fields and scrub forest. Several migratory birds such as Northern Pintail, Garganey, Common Sandpiper were recorded from Karikili.

Karikili Bird Sanctuary along with Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary has been identified as one of the Important Bird Areas of Tamil Nadu (IBA Site Code-29, A1, IBA criteria – A4iii).^[3] Several waterbirds use Vedanthangal as a nesting site and Karikili as a foraging site.

References[]

^ "TNFOREST :: Tamil Nadu Forest Department". Forests.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ https://ebird.org/ebird/india/hotspot/L2591448^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Tamil-Nadu.pdf^{[dead link]}

v t 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	Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary
Bird sanctuaries	Chitrangudi Kanjirankulam Karaivetti Karikili Koothankulam 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

v t Eastern Ghats
Rivers	Champavathi River Godavari Gosthani River Gundlakamma River Kaveri Krishna Kundu River Mahanadi Mahendratanaya Nagavali Palar Penner River Ponnaiyar Rushikulya Sabari River Sarada River Sileru River Sweata Nadi Vasishta Nadi Vellar Vamsadhara
Regions	Deccan Plateau Kolar Plateau
Hills	Ajodhya Bilgiri (Biligirirangan) Erramala Garhjat Kalrayan Kolli Nallamalla Pachaimalai Palkonda Simhachalam Shevaroy Sirumalai Velikonda
Peaks	Arma Konda Bodhamalai Deomali Mahendragiri Malayagiri
Waterfalls	Agaya Gangai Badaghagara Barehipani Dokarichanchara Duduma Joranda Khandadhar Falls, Kendujhar Khandadhar Falls, Sundargarh Kiliyur Phurlijharan Sanaghagara Talakona Ubbalamadugu
Parks & Reserves	Chilika Bird Sanctuary Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary Kanger Ghati National Park Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Kolleru Lake Bird Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Nalbana Bird Sanctuary Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary Simlipal National Park Sri Venkateswara National Park Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Bird Sanctuaries Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
States	Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Odisha Tamil Nadu Telangana West Bengal