Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary
Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Lake in Kambalakonda EDC Visakhapatnam | |
Location of Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh,India | |
Location | Andhra Pradesh, India |
Nearest city | Visakhapatnam |
Coordinates | 17°49′31″N 83°18′31″E / 17.82528°N 83.30861°ECoordinates: 17°49′31″N 83°18′31″E / 17.82528°N 83.30861°E |
Area | 70.70 km2 (17,470 acres) |
Established | March 10, 1970 |
Governing body | Andhra Pradesh Forest Department |
The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam. It is under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since March 10, 1970. Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. It was named after the local hillock Kambalakonda. It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers. The indicator species is the Indian leopard. [1]
Geography
The sanctuary is located between latitudes of 17.34° N to 17.47° N and longitudes of 83.04° E to 83.20° E. The location corresponds to an area west of National Highway 5 (India) on the northern side of Visakhapatnam and Pendurthi in Vizianagaram district. It can be reached by road about 20 km from Visakhapatnam.
The sanctuary has a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows. The terrain is hilly with steep slopes.
Flora and fauna
Flora: There is diverse flora and fauna in this sanctuary representing the Eastern Ghats. Floral diversity is high and includes
Common name | Formal name |
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Indian licorice | Abrus precatorius |
Sage-leaved alangium | Alangium salviifolium |
Neem tree | Azadirachta indica |
Bidi leaf tree | Bauhinia racemosa |
Mountain pomegranate | Catunaregam spinosa |
Buttercup tree | Cochlospermum religiosum |
Golden shower tree | Cassia fistula |
Bush plum tree | Carissa spinarum |
White Fig tree | Ficus virens |
Indian Screw tree | Helicteres isora |
Indian ash tree | Lannea coromandelica |
Ironwood tree | Manilkara hexandra |
Indian Mulberry | Morinda tinctoria |
Jungle berry | Polyalthia cerasoides |
Dinnerplate tree | Pterospermum suberifolium |
Jamun tree | Syzygium cumini |
Red cutch tree | Senegalia chundra |
Teak | Tectona grandis |
Indigo tree | Wrightia tinctoria |
Dhaman tree | Grewia tiliaefolia |
Indian thorny bamboo | Bambusa bambos |
Hairy Fig tree | Ficus hispida |
Indian Rosewood | Dalbergia sissoo |
East Indian satinwood | Chloroxylon swietenia |
Indian Boxwood | Gardenia latifolia |
Fauna:
There is a varied fauna[2] present in the sanctuary
The Familiar Mammals in the sanctuary
Common name | Formal name | Observed |
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Indian muntjac | Muntiacus muntjak | Common |
Indian leopard | Panthera pardus fusca | Rare |
Indian jackal | Canis aureus indicus | Rare |
Indian pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | Rare |
Indian boar | Sus scrofa cristatus | Common |
Indian crested porcupine | Hystrix indica | Common |
Indian hare | Lepus nigricollis | Common |
Rusty-spotted cat | Prionailurus rubiginosus | Rare |
Jungle cat | Felis chaus | Common |
Madras treeshrew[3] | Anathana ellioti | Rare |
Ruddy mongoose | Herpestes smithii | Common |
Spotted Deer | Axis axis | Common |
Asian palm civet | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Common |
Common Reptiles in the sanctuary
Common name | Formal name | Observed |
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Indian python | Python molurus | Rare |
Rat snake | Ptyas mucosus | Common |
Indian cobra | Naja naja | Common |
Common Indian bronzeback | Dendrelaphis tristis | Common |
Common Asian vine snake | Ahaetulla nasuta | Rare |
Russell's viper | Daboia russelii | Rare |
Indian chameleon | Chamaeleo zeylanicus | Common |
Bengal monitor | Varanus bengalensis | Common |
Familiar Birds[4] of the Sanctuary
Common name | Formal name | Observed |
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Indian paradise flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi | Common |
Rufous treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Common |
Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | Common |
Indian golden oriole | Oriolus kundoo | Rare |
Indian peafowl | Pavo cristatus | Rare |
Grey francolin | Francolinus pondicerianus | Rare |
Laughing dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | Common |
Spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | Common |
Red-wattled lapwing | Vanellus indicus | Common |
Rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Common |
Pied crested cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Common |
Barn owl | Tyto alba | Rare |
Spotted owlet | Athene brama | Common |
Green bee-eater | Merops orientalis | Common |
Indian grey hornbill | Ocyceros birostris | Rare |
Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis | Common |
Red-whiskered bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | Common |
Indian robin | Copsychus fulicatus | Common |
Baya weaver | Ploceus philippinus | Common |
White wagtail | Motacilla alba | Common |
Pied kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Common |
Banded bay cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii | Rare |
Purple-rumped sunbird | Nectarinia zeylonica | Common |
Painted spurfowl | Galloperdix lunulata | Rare |
White-bellied sea eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | Rare |
Some of the Butterflies[5] observed in the sanctuary
Common name | Formal name | Observed |
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Lemon Pansy | Junonia lemonias | Common |
Anomalous nawab | Charaxes agraria | Common |
Indian sunbeam | Curetis thetis | Common |
Plain tiger | Danaus chrysippus | Common |
Peacock Pansy | Junonia almana | Rare |
Common Banded peacock | Papilio crino | Rare |
Great eggfly | Hypolimnas bolina | Common |
Common crow | Euploea core | Common |
Danaid eggfly | Hypolimnas misippus | Common |
Lime swallowtail | Papilio demoleus | Common |
Blue tiger | Tirumala limniace | Common |
Common Mormon | Papilio polytes | Common |
Mottled Emigrant | Catopsilia pyranthe | Common |
Common Jay | Graphium doson | Common |
Dark grass blue | Zizeeria karsandra | Common |
Common Gull | Cepora nerissa | Common |
Monkey puzzle | Rathinda amor | Common |
Common pierrot | Castalius rosimon | Common |
Baronet | Euthalia nais | Rare |
Gallery
- Pentatomid nymph at Kambalakonda, Visakhapatnam
- Capparis zeylanica shrub kambalakonda, Visakhapatnam
- Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Visakhapatnam
- Indian peafowl at Kambalakonda, Visakhapatnam
- Reflections at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary
- Forest at Kambalakonda Visakhapatnam
- Rest area at Kambalakonda Ecopark
- Greenery at Kambalakonda Eco Park
- Eastern Ghats of Kambalakonda
- Mottled Emigrant Butterflies Catopsilia pyranthe at Kambalakonda
- Huge anthill at Kambalakonda
- A dragon fly (helicopter) at Kambalakonda
See also
References
- ↑ http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20KAMBALAKONDA.htm
- ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/09/28/stories/2006092803301900.htm
- ↑ http://www.zoosprint.org/zoosprintnewsletter/smm_4_1_jul-dec_2011.pdf
- ↑ http://eghats.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Avifauna-of-Kambalakonda.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ijpaes.com/admin/php/uploads/500_pdf.pdf
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