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Putrajaya Wetlands Park ( ms, Taman Wetland) in
Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya ( ms, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned capital city which functions as the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government ...
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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
is the largest constructed freshwater wetlands in the tropics. It is the first man-made wetland in Malaysia, which includes a Wetland Park (138 hectares) and the wetland areas (1977 hectares). Putrajaya Wetlands consists of 24 wetland cells, Wetlands Park (Taman Wetland) and the other Wetlands areas. The Wetland now is also a wildlife sanctuary which attracts a huge variety of animals to the combined terrestrial-aquatic wetland environment.http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/us/places/states-of-malaysia/putrajaya/wetland-park Several species of local marshland birds and water birds including the little egret, the little
green heron The green heron (''Butorides virescens'') is a small heron of North and Central America. ''Butorides'' is from Middle English ''butor'' "bittern" and Ancient Greek ''-oides'', "resembling", and ''virescens'' is Latin for "greenish". It was long c ...
and cinnamon bittern, and
migratory birds Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds. Many species of bird migrate. Migration carries high costs in predation and mortality, including from hunting by ...
form Northern Hemisphere have been spotted there. Binoculars will come in handy for bird watching. The visitors can also enjoy a leisurely walk, jog or cycle along its bicycle track.


See also

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List of tourist attractions in Putrajaya This is the list of tourist attractions in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Convention centers * Putrajaya International Convention Centre Memorials * Millennium Monument * National Heroes Square * Putrajaya Landmark Nature * Putrajaya Botanical Gard ...


References

Wetlands of Malaysia Tourist attractions in Putrajaya Protected areas of Malaysia {{Malaysia-geo-stub