Ramsar site
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary
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Overview
Chitrangudi is a small bird sanctuary in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, built around an irrigation tank.
In the north-east monsoon it fills and hosts nesting colonies of herons, egrets, storks and other waterbirds. It was named a Ramsar site in 2021.
Nearby Kanjirankulam, also in Ramanathapuram district, followed it onto the Ramsar list in 2022.
Geography and key facts
- Irrigation tank, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
- Bird sanctuary
- Breeding site for herons, egrets and storks
- Ramsar site (2021)
Why it matters for UPSC
Tamil Nadu has the most Ramsar sites of any state. Many are small tank-based bird sanctuaries like Chitrangudi.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Tamil Nadu.
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Coordinates
- 9.323°N, 78.487°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)
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