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'''Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary''' is a {{convert|1.04|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} [[Protected areas of India|Protected area]] near [[Mudukulathur]] [[Ramanathapuram District]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. [[India]], declared in 1989. {{coord|9|20|N|78|29|E|}}. It is adjacent to [[Chitrangudi 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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== Flora ==<br />
The sanctuary vegetation is mostly [[Deccan thorn scrub forests|tropical dry deciduous]] forest. It is dominated by babul along with ''[[Prosopis juliflora]]'' and the grasses [[Cynodon dactylon|Bermuda grass]] and ''[[Dichanthium foveolatum|Eremopogon foveolatus]]''. The [[invasive species|invasive]] ''[[Prosopis]]'' is slowly encroaching on much of the sanctuary area, retarding growth of [[Babul (tree)|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 (Tamil: murungai, முருங்கை), and [[Borassus flabellifer|palmyra]] palms.<br />
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== Fauna ==<br />
The breeding population of [[Migratory birds|migratory waterbirds]] arrive here between October and February and include: [[painted stork]], [[white ibis]], [[black ibis]], [[little egret]], [[great egret]].<br />
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==Visitor information==<br />
The sanctuary can be reached by road from Mudukulathur 8 km and [[Madurai]] 117 km. The nearest railway is [[Paramakudi]] 15 km and the nearest airport is [[Madurai_Airport|Madurai]].<br />
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Accommodation is available at PWD Rest House at Mudukalathur 7 km, the Forest Rest House at [[Sayalgudi]] – 30 km and Paramakudi.<ref>Tamil Nadu Forest Dept.[http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/bs_kanjibs.html Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720072240/http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/bs_kanjibs.html |date=20 July 2008 }}, retrieved 2008-9-27</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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{{Protected areas of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Ramanathapuram district]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1989]]<br />
[[Category:1989 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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