Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Bird Sanctuaries are located in Srikakulam district of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

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. Telineelapuram is a village located 65 kilometers from Srikakulam in

Tekkali Tekkali is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tekkali mandal and Tekkali revenue division and is located at a distance of 51 KM from the district headquarters. The p ...

mandal, while Telukunchi is at a distance of 115 kilometers from Srikakulam in Ichchapuram mandal. Every year, over 3,000

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and painted

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visit from

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to these villages during September and stay on till March. Researchers at

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found that the migratory movement of birds was first noticed over 15 years ago, when the number of birds exceeded 10,000. At present, the figure has been reduced to about 3,000. The Tekkali creek and the villages in its vicinity like Telineelapuram, Ijjuvaram, Naupada in the district have become a seasonal resort for the winged tourists coming from as far as Siberia in Russia, Malaysia, Hungary, Singapore and Germany apart from 113 different species of inland birds, a majority of which are migrants from other states.

Weather

The temperature ranges in Summer is between 22 °C to 39 °C and in Winter it is between 15 °C to 26 °C.

Transport

Nearest railway station to Telineelapuram is

Naupada Naupada is a village located in Santha Bommali mandal of Srikakulam district near to major town palasa, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is famous for salt fields and called the "Salt Bowl of Andhra Pradesh". It is better known for its railway junction ...

railway station which is just a 3 km distance. Whereas the nearest railway station to visit Telikunchi Bird sanctuary is Ichapuram (IPM) 4 km away from the location.

References

{{reflist Migratory birds (Eastern Hemisphere) Bird sanctuaries of Andhra Pradesh Srikakulam district Protected areas with year of establishment missing