Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
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Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wetland area in southern India renowned for its brackish lagoon ecosystem and large populations of migratory waterbirds, especially flamingos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary | 1 |
| Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramsar site
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protected area ⓘ wetland ⓘ wildlife sanctuary ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designation | protected wetland ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Nadu Forest Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
brackish lagoon
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coastal wetland ⓘ estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
mangrove
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mudflat ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ sandbar ⓘ shallow lagoon ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | mixing of seawater and freshwater ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
egret
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greater flamingo NERFINISHED ⓘ gull ⓘ heron ⓘ lesser flamingo NERFINISHED ⓘ pelican ⓘ plover ⓘ sandpiper ⓘ tern ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birdwatching
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large flamingo populations ⓘ migratory waterbirds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Pulicat Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConservationFocus |
waterbird conservation
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wetland ecosystem protection ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
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local rivers and streams ⓘ |
| stateBorderBetween |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
bird photography
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
habitat degradation
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pollution ⓘ unregulated fishing ⓘ urban expansion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary