Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex

Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex

Country:
India
Site number:
2492
Area:
94.2 ha
Designation date:
08-04-2022
Coordinates:
08°09'03"N 77°27'14"E
  • Landscape of Suchindram Tank
  • Heronry in Suchindram Theroor
  • Indian Cormorant
  • Spot-billed Duck
  • Panoramic view of the wetland complex

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The Site is part of the Suchindram-Theroor Manakudi Conservation Reserve and lies at the southern tip of the Central Asian Flyway. The Wetland Complex lies at the point of the Kodaiyar river drainage system where water stored in the Perunchanidam, Pechipparai and Kodaiyar reservoirs is released into a channel which drains thousands of ponds. The wetland comprises two man-made reservoirs, Theroor and Suchindram, that provide irrigation and habitat for wetland birds. It is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA); around 250 species of birds have been recorded, of which 53 are migratory, 12 endemic, and four threatened. The presence of at least 183 plant and animal species enables the reservoirs to provide crucial staging and foraging grounds for the birds. The extensive irrigation system was built and monitored from the ninth century, and supports the livelihoods of about 75% of the population of the wetland’s communities.

Administrative region: Commonly known as Suchindrum Eri & Theroor kulam; located at Kanniyakumari Dist. of Tamil Nadu State; is a Protected Area; declared as Conservation Reserve as per Sec 36 A of Wild Life Protection Act 1972; Env.& Forest Dept.,G.O.(Ms)No.41, Dated:19.3.2015

National legal designation:
  • Conservation Reserve - Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex
Last publication date: 31-10-2022
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