Which bird is famous in Chilika Lake?

Which bird is famous in Chilika Lake?

Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary is also a habitant of one of biggest breeding places of flamingos in the world.

Why is Chilika lake is famous?

It is the largest wintering ground for migratory waterfowl found anywhere on the Indian sub-continent. It is one of the hotspot of biodiversity in the country, and some rare, vulnerable and endangered species listed in the IUCN Red List of threatened Animals inhabit the Lake area for atleast part of their life cycle.

Where is chilika Lakelocated?

Odisha
Chilika is largest brackish water estuarine Lake of Asia. It sprawls over an area of 1100 sqkms. Covering parts of three districts of Odisha i.e Puri on the East, Khurda on the North and Ganjam on the South.

Who wrote Chilika Lake?

Almost 400 years ago, the saint poet Purshottam Das, a devotee of Lord Jagannath, wrote a poem about Lord Krishna dancing with a milkmaid called Maniki, who had come to sell curds on the banks of the Chilika.

Which birds migrate to Chilika?

Among the migratory birds are northern pintail, gadwall, shovellers and common coot. Several birds are flying near Chilika and might land once the water level recedes.

Why do many birds come to the Chilika Lake?

Ornithologists believe that non-availability of food and cold weather conditions up north prompt birds to migrate to warmer water bodies, including Chilika. The Chilika Wildlife Division has set up 21 camps to prevent poaching during the season.

Why do birds migrate to Chilika lake?

Are there dolphins in Chilika lake?

Chilika lake, which is a major tourist attraction for its Irrawaddy dolphins, saw the numbers of its flagship aquatic animal drop sharply from 162 in 2021 to 151 this year. There has also been a fall in the number of bottlenose dolphins at Chilika, from 26 in 2021 to 16 in 2022.

Why Chilika is called lagoon?

Chilika Lake is called a lagoon because it is a shallow body of brackish water separated from a larger body of water. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India covering almost 1100 kms. It is located near Puri, Ganjam and Khurda cities in the state of Odisha.

Why Chilika is a lagoon?

The highly productive Chilika Lagoon eco-system with its rich fishery resources sustains the livelihood for many fishermen who live in and near the lagoon. The water spread area of the lagoon ranges between 1165 and 906 km2 during the monsoon and summer respectively….Chilika Lake.

In which season birds migrate in Chilika Lake?

The birds arrive in the region in November and migrate back around mid-March or early April when the temperature hovers around 39 degree Celsius.

Which lake in Odisha is famous for migratory birds?

Chilika lake
Migratory birds in and around Chilika lake and Bhitarkanika National Park have started their homeward journey a couple of weeks earlier than other years, as temperatures in Odisha began to soar.