Uppalapadu

Uppalapadu

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Uppalapadu
type = village
latd = 16.18
longd = 80.30
locator_position = right
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Guntur
sub-district =
altitude = 19
parliament_const = Guntur
assembly_const =
postal_code =
area_telephone =

Uppalapadu is a village near Guntur City, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is also a reputed bird sanctuary. cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/20/stories/2005072003050200.htm|title= Uppalapadu Bird sanctuary|work=Online edition of The Hindu|accessdate=2007-08-01] .

Geography

Uppalapadu is located at coord|16.18|N|80.30|E|. cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/#y=16306836&x=80516117&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2|title= Location co-ordinates of Uppalapadu|work=Wikimapia|accessdate=2007-08-01]

Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary

Painted Storks, cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/20/stories/2005072003050200.htm|title= Villagers come to aid of Uppalapadu bird sanctuary ] . Besides this 6 pintail ducks a few cormorant 5 red crested pochard(rhodonesa rufina), common coot, common teal, black-headed ibises, 2 stilts were also sighted.

The ever increasing demand of land both for building and cultivation by the villagers, location of a Zilla Parishad High School and denudation of Kikar tree( Botanical Name: Acacia leucophloea) which is the main stay of the pelican and stork colony, are imminent threat to this sanctuary. Instead of erecting wiremesh artificial tree the forest department should plant more kikar tree in and around this swamp. The ibises and painted stork were found scavenging on the left over rotten fish droppings of pelican along with jungle crow. The main diet being fed to the chicks was both fresh and sea water fish. Some of the fish, particularly "LabeoRohita" (Carp) and other sea fish, which had dropped from the nests, were fresh and about 1 kg in weight. They must have been brought from nearest river and sea which is about 30-60 km away from the site since the pelicans were not found fishing from nearby ponds.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=18034&m=0 Uppalapadu on BirdLife.Org]


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