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'''Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary''' locally known as ''"Chitrangudi Kanmoli"'' is a {{convert|.4763|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} [[Protected areas of India|Protected area]] declared in 1989 and a part of [[Chitrangudi]] village, [[Mudukulathur]] [[Taluk]], [[Ramanathapuram District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is adjacent to [[Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary]]. It is notable as a nesting site for several migratory [[heron]] species that roost in the prominent growth of [[Acacia nilotica|Babul]] trees there. International name: Chitragudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary, [[Important Bird Area|IBA]] Code: IN261, Criteria: A1, A4i.<ref>[[BirdLife International]] [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMFindResults.asp&INam=Chitragudi&Reg=2&Cty=99 Chitragudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary]</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
The sanctuary area is within the {{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on}} high embankments of the community [[irrigation tank]]. The total length of the embankment is {{convert|4.010|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The crescent-shaped Kanmoi starts at a northern point where an [[aqueduct (water supply)|aqueduct]] from the [[Gundar river]] flows into the Kanmoi. There are five sluices that drain water to the agricultural lands. The wetland is irregular in depth and retains water for 3 to 5 months if rain is normal. Excess flood water is let out towards Chitrangudi village through a sluice gate about {{convert|.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the inlet aqueduct.<br />
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== Flora ==<br />
The sanctuary vegetation is mostly [[Deccan thorn scrub forests|tropical dry deciduous]] forest. It is dominated by [[Vachellia nilotica|babul]] (thorn mimosa) along with ''[[Prosopis juliflora]]'' and the grasses [[Cynodon dactylon|Bermuda grass]] and [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dichanthium_foveolatum ''Dichanthium foveolatum'' (''Eremopogon foveolatus'')]. A babul plantation was planted in 1979 by Farm Forestry Division. The [[invasive species|invasive]] ''[[Prosopis]]'' is slowly encroaching on much of the sanctuary area, retarding growth of babuls. The [[irrigation tank]] [[Bunding|bund]] and the area outside the tank have [[tamarindus indica|tamarind]] trees, [[Ficus|fig]] trees, [[Azadirachta indica|neem]] trees, [[Thespesia populnea|portia]] trees, [[Albizzia|silk]] trees (''Albizzia amara''), [[Moringa oleifera|drumstick]] trees (murungai {{lang-ta|முருங்கை}}), and [[Borassus flabellifer|palmyra]] palms. The [[medicinal plants]] ''[[Ocimum sanctum]]'' and ''[[Gloriosa superba]]'' also grow in the area.<br />
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== Fauna ==<br />
[[File:Spotbilled pelican.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Near threatened]] [[spot-billed pelican]]]]<br />
The breeding population of [[Migratory birds|migratory waterbirds]] arrive here between October and February and include: [[spot-billed pelican]], [[Asian openbill stork]], [[grey heron]], [[purple heron]], [[pond heron]], [[little egret]] and [[great egret]].<br />
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== Visitor information ==<br />
The sanctuary is open year round and can be reached by road from [[Mudukulathur]] 4&nbsp;km and [[Sayalgudi]] 12&nbsp;km, [[Ramanathapuram]] 45&nbsp;km and [[Madurai]] 120&nbsp;km. The nearest railway station is [[Paramakudi]] and the nearest airport is Madurai.<br />
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Accommodation is available at PWD Rest House at [[Mudukulathur]] {{convert|10|km|mi|sp=us}}, the Forest Rest House at Sayalgudi and at [[Paramakudi]].<ref>Tamil Nadu Forest Dept. [http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/bs_cbs.html Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227224731/http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/bs_cbs.html |date=2008-12-27 }}, retrieved 2008-9-27</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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