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{{Short description|Bird sanctuary in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary
| iucn_category = IV
| image = Information center.JPG
| map = India Kerala#India
| relief = 1
| mapframe = Yes
| location = [[Peringottukurussi Grampanchayat]], [[Palakkad district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|10|42|52|N|76|28|20|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|3.42|sqkm|1|abbr=on}}
| established = 2007
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = Department of forests, [[Government of Kerala]]
}}
'''Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary''' is a [[bird sanctuary]] located in [[Chulanur]] village in [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala]] state, [[south India]]. The place where sanctuary is located is locally known as '''Mayiladumpara''', which literally means "the rock where peacocks dance".<ref name=":0" /> {{As of|2022}}, it is the only [[peafowl]] sanctuary in Kerala.

==History==
As per government order numbered G.O.(P) 24/2007/F&WLD, Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary was established on 15 May 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES, NATIONAL PARKS, OTHER PROTECTED AREAS AND BIOSPHERE RESERVES |url=https://forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205&Itemid=162 |website=forest.kerala.gov.in}}</ref>

==Description==
It's located in [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-03-13 |title=Choolannur; The lesser known sanctuary for the national bird of India |url=https://www.tourismnewslive.com/2021/03/13/choolannur-the-lesser-known-sanctuary-for-the-national-bird-of-india/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Tourism News Live |language=en-US}}</ref> This bird sanctuary is under the jurisdiction of the Peechi Forest Division and was established in the memory of the famous Indian ornithologist and writer [[K. K. Neelakantan|Induchoodan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=കേരളത്തിലെ ഏക മയിൽ സംരക്ഷണ കേന്ദ്രമായ ചൂളന്നൂർ മയിൽ സങ്കേതത്തിലേക്ക് ഒരു യാത്രയായാലോ ! |url=https://www.sathyamonline.com/travel-674141-2/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Sathyam Online |language=ml}}</ref>

The peafowl sanctuary covers an area of {{convert|5|sqkm|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="keralatourism">{{Cite web |title=മയിലാടുംപാറ :കേരളത്തിലെ ഏക മയിൽ സങ്കേതം കേരള വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര വകുപ്പ്. |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/malayalam/destination/mayiladumpara-peacock-sanctuary/513 |access-date=2022-05-25 |publisher=Department of tourism, Government of Kerala |website=www.keralatourism.org |language=ml}}</ref> Apart from peafowl, hundreds of other species of birds can also be seen here.<ref name="keralatourism"/> {{As of|2022}}, it is the only peafowl sanctuary in Kerala.<ref name="keralatourism"/>

==Society and culture==
When Rajasthan High Court Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma made the highly controversial remark that peacocks do not mate and that female peacocks conceive from the tears of male peacocks, the number of visitors to the peacock sanctuary increased.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ജഡ്ജിയുടെ പരാമർശത്തിന് ശേഷം മയിലുകൾ ഇണചേരുന്നത് കാണാൻ വൻതിരക്ക് |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/latest-news/kerala-news/visitors-flock-kerala-peafowl-sanctuary-to-see-if-rajasthan-hc-judge-was-right/articleshow/59139204.cms |access-date=2022-05-25 |publisher=The times of India |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Kerala]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2007]]

Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary - Revision history

Antoniojaw at 17:39, 22 February 2026