Amarambalam

. Central location is coord|11|14|N|76|11|E|. Area is 265.72 km². Altitude rises sharply from 40 m to 2,554 m.

It is noted for 10 species of threatened or restricted bird species including: Lesser Adjutant ("Leptoptilos javanicus"), White-rumped Vulture ("Gyps bengalensis"), Nilgiri Wood-pigeon ("Columba elphinstonii") Malabar Parakeet ("Psittacula columboides") Malabar Grey-hornbill ("Ocyceros griseus"), White-bellied Treepie ("Dendrocitta leucogastra"), Grey-headed Bulbul ("Pycnonotus priocephalus"), Rufous Babbler ("Turdoides subrufus"), White-bellied Blue-flycatcher ("Cyornis pallipes") and Crimson-backed Sunbird ("Nectarinia minima"). [Birdlife International (2005) BirdLife's online World Bird Database, Important Bird Areas (IBA) Factsheet IN232, Amarambalam Reserved Forest - Nilambur, accessed 26/3/2007 [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=18238&m=0 Birdlife International] ]

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