Therthangal Bird Sanctuary
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Overview
Therthangal is a small bird sanctuary around a tank in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
Herons, egrets, storks and cormorants nest here during the north-east monsoon season.
It was designated a Ramsar site in 2024, together with Sakkarakottai.
It is in Ramanathapuram district.
It was designated a Ramsar site in 2024.
It hosts herons and storks.
The sanctuary is a tank that fills during the north-east monsoon.
It hosts birds like painted storks and spoonbills.
It is one of several bird sanctuaries in Ramanathapuram district.
It is protected by the Tamil Nadu forest department.
Geography and key facts
- Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
- Tank-based sanctuary
- Nesting colonies of waterbirds
- Ramsar site (2024)
- Ramanathapuram
- Ramsar 2024
Why it matters for UPSC
Tamil Nadu has 20 Ramsar sites, the most of any state.
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 Therthangal Bird Sanctuary yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Coordinates
- 9.457°N, 78.769°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)