Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
- For the other Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, see Thattekad Bird Sanctuary.
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Entrance of the sanctuary
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| Location | Chorao, Goa, India |
| Nearest city | Panaji |
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| Area | 178 ha (440 acres) |
| Established | 1988 |
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is an estuarine mangrove habitat which is declared as a bird sanctuary and located on western tip of the Island of Chorao along the river Mandovi, Goa, in India. The sanctuary is named after Salim Ali, the eminent Indian ornithologist.
The sanctuary and island are accessed by a ferry service running between Ribander and Chorao. The sanctuary has a paved walk that runs between mangroves of Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia officinalis and other species.
Description
The size of the sanctuary is 178 ha (440 acres). The area is covered by low mangrove forest.
Flora and fauna
Several species of birds have been recorded and the common species include the striated heron and western reef heron. Other species that have been recorded include the little bittern, black bittern, red knot, jack snipe and pied avocet (on transient sandbanks).[1] The sanctuary is also host to mudskippers, fiddler crabs and other mangrove habitat specialists. A species of crustacean Teleotanais indianis was described based on specimens obtained in the sanctuary.[2]
Media
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Mangrove crab 01.JPG
un-id'ed Crab
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Mangrove crab 02.JPG
Porcelain fiddler
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Mangrove mudskipper.JPG
Mudskipper
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Mangrove crab 04.JPG
un-id'ed Crab
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Rhizophora mucronata13.JPG
Rhizophora mucronata fruit
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Rhizophora mucronata11.JPG
Rhizophora mucronata leaves
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