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Mangalavanam is
an
ecologically
sensitive
area
situated
at
the
centre
of
the indian city
of kochi,
covering
about
2.74
hectares. It
also
houses
a
shallow
tidal
lake
connected
with
Kochi
backwaters
by
a
canal.
It
is
situated
behind
the Highcourt
of
kerala
building.
It
is
a
nesting
ground
for
a
large
variety
of migratory
birds
and
supports
many
types
of mangrove
.The
Managalavanam
is
often
regarded
as
the
"green
lung
of
Kochi"considering
its
role
in
keeping
the
city's
air
pollution
under
check.
The
area
is
a
roosting
place
for
many
kinds
of
resident
and
migratory
birds.
Mangalavanam
is
primarily
a
bird
refuge.
A
bird
survey
conducted
in
May
2006
found
that
there
were
194
birds
belonging
to
32
species.
The
total
number
of
bird
species
recorded
so
far
from
the
area
is
72.
Some
of
the
birds
found
are common
redshank, common
greenshank, brahminy
kite, white-breasted
waterhen and marsh
sandpiper.
In
a
recent
study
revealed
six
species
of
mammals Indian
flying-fox, painted
bat, three-striped
palm
squirrel/dusky
palm
squirrel, house
rat/black
rat, bandicota,
and Eurasian
otter.
Two
species
of amphibians, Limnonectes
limnocharis and Duttaphrynus
melanostictus,
and
seven
species
of
fishes Anabas
testudineus, Striped
panchax,
Malabar
swamp
eel, Orange
chromide, Blackline
rasbora, Etroplus
suratensis and
Sarotherodon
mossambica
are
found
here.
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