Pulicat Sanctuary

Pulicat Sanctuary is in Andhra Pradesh in India. It is located at the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and is spread over an area of about 500 sq km. It is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, and is situated along the coast of Bay of Bengal.


It does not only attracts a large number of many migratory birds, but also serves as a feeding and nesting ground for aquatic and terrestrial birds.

The sanctuary has a dry evergreen forest, which is a perfect environment for birds, such as flamigoes, pelicans, different varieties of storks, ibises, cormorants, egrets, ducks, pintails, terns, grey herons and sandpipers.

Fish and invertebrates, such as prawn and molluscs are also found here. Monitor lizards, cobras, Russell’s vipers and kraits are the major species of reptiles in this sanctuary.