Kokrebellur Bird Sanctuary
Kokkare Bellur | |
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Village | |
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  Kokrebellur Bird Sanctuary Location in Karnataka, India  Kokrebellur Bird Sanctuary Kokrebellur Bird Sanctuary (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°30′40″N 77°05′28″E / 12.511°N 77.091°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mandya district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Painted stork and spot-billed pelican classified as "near threatened" under IUCN3.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Mycteria leucocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697658A93628598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697658A93628598.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. | |
Kokkarebellur Bird Sanctuary, usually shortened by the colloquial usage to Kokrebellur is a village in Maddur taluk of Mandya district of Karnataka, India. The village is named after the painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), which is called "kokkare" in the native Kannada language. This bird nests here in large numbers every year. The village is situated near Maddur between the cities of Mysore and Bangalore. Apart from painted storks, spot-billed pelicans are also found here in large numbers. Both are classified to be near threatened in the IUCN Red List. The village is one of the 21 breeding sites of those birds in India.[1][2][3]
The uniqueness of Kokkarebellur lies in the long-established bond between the spot-billed pelicans and the villagers who have adopted this bird as their local heritage, since they consider the birds as harbingers of good luck and prosperity to the village. The commercial benefits derived by the villagers from these birds include the phosphorus- and potassium-rich manure obtained from the bird droppings (also known as guano). Over the years, the story of this unique relationship between the villagers and the migratory birds has attracted many tourists to the village.[1][2]
- ^ a b "Karnataka State of Environment Report and Action Plan Biodiversity Sector" (PDF). Kokkrebennur. Bangalore: Environmental Information System (ENVIS), Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science. 2004. p. 120. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Kokrebellur-the Haven for Spot-billed Pelicans" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Spot-billed Pelican - BirdLife Species Factsheet". BirdLife International. Retrieved 30 September 2009.