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The Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary located in
Orissa, India is an important winter home to a number of migratory
birds that fly in from all over the world every year. According
to a bird census that was conducted using the global positioning
system in early January in the year 2005 more than 9 lakh
migratory birds paid a visit to the Chilka Lake bird sanctuary
this year.
This wildlife sanctuary is ideal for wildlife tours and bird
watching tours during the winter months. The Nalbana bird
sanctuary that is considered to be the core area of this wildlife
park is the main part of the Chilka Lake bird sanctuary and
wildlife park in Orissa, India. The Chilka Lake is known for
its brackish water and has the distinction of being the largest
tropical lake in Asia. This pear-shaped lake is a salt-water
lagoon that is dotted with tiny islands that offer a perfect
habitat for different bird species.
The Nalbana bird sanctuary that lies in and around this
lake is home to myriad species of birds that include white-bellied
sea eagles, jacana, purple moorhen, greylag geese, herons
and flamingos. The Chilka Lake bird sanctuary in Orissa, India
is known for being one of the largest breeding ground for
flamingos.
Besides the birds this wildlife sanctuary and park harbors
a variety of aquatic wildlife such as the Irrawaddy Dolphin,
prawns, crabs, the limbless lizard, crustaceans and more than
225 species of fish that include the Acentrogobius griseus,
Alepes djedaba, Arius arius and the Elops machnata.
During your wildlife tours to the Chilka Lake bird sanctuary
and wildlife park you can visit a number of places of interest
such as the Nalbana bird sanctuary, Parikud and Malud islands
where you can sight exotic birds.
The site India Travel and Destinations offers you information
on online tour booking for wildlife tours to the Chilka Lake
bird sanctuary in Orissa, India.
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