The Three Day Karnataka Bird Festival Begins at Kollur in Udupi District: Know More About This

The ninth edition of Karnataka Bird Festival kick started at Kolluru in Udupi district for three days on January 6, Friday. The bird festival has been organised by the Karnataka Ecotourism Development Board in association with the Forest Department and Jungle Lodges and Resorts Pvt. Ltd, to sensitise people over 500 species of birds to which Karnataka plays home. It is also to encourage bird-watching and to decrease the pressure on tiger-centric tourism.

The Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolluru, which spans over 370.37 sq km, is home for over 300 species of birds. It is listed as an important bird area of the country.

The Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) is the mascot for this edition of the festival. It is a species of bird in the trogon family. The bird is found in the peninsular India and forests of Sri Lanka. In India it is mainly found in the Western Ghats, hill forests of Central India and in parts of the Eastern Ghats.