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{{Short description|Protected area in Puducherry, India}}
[[File:Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 (48918379341).jpg|thumb|[[Great egret]] in the Sanctuary]]
'''Oussudu''' or '''Ousteri Bird Sanctuary''' is the first and the only wildlife sanctuary in the Indian Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2008-12-09 |title=Puducherry gets its first bird sanctuary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-first-bird-sanctuary/articleshow/3810608.cms |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was created in 2018. <ref name=":0" /> It spans over 390 acres around the [[Ousteri Lake|Ousteri lake]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-04-23 |title=Oussudu lake, a fully protected wetland now |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/citie...ully-protected-wetland-now/article7136253.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Flora and Fauna==
[[File:Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) (48917851913).jpg|thumb|[[Little cormorant]] in the sanctuary]]
The lake is home to around 200 species of birds. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Nair |first=Rajesh B. |date=2022-12-11 |title=Lack of amenities keep visitors at bay from scenic Ousteri lake |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/citie...-from-scenic-ousteri-lake/article66238971.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>About 40 species of migratory birds visit the sanctuary after November everyear including [[Eurasian golden oriole|golden oriole]], [[openbill stork]], [[Tailorbird|tailor bird]], painted stork, white ibis, white-breasted water-hen and spotted owlets.<ref name=":0" /> The vegetation ranges from small herbs to trees, which supports migratory avifauna as well as native birds during summer and winter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnhs.org/bo/documents/AWC_statewise_count/Pondicherry.pdf |access-date=2023-05-25 |lang=en |title=Pondicherry |website=www.bnhs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2010070...documents/AWC_statewise_count/Pondicherry.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2010 }}</ref>
However, bird poaching poses a significant threat to the sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perier |first=Bagalavan |date=2022-02-11 |title=Bird census finds illegal poaching at Puducherry's Ousteri lake |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/st...hing-at-puducherrys-ousteri-lake-2419252.html |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
==External links==
{{Eastern Ghats}}
{{Ramsar sites in India}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of India]]
[[Category:Coromandel Coast]]
[[Category:Eastern Ghats]]
[[Category:South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{Short description|Protected area in Puducherry, India}}
[[File:Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 (48918379341).jpg|thumb|[[Great egret]] in the Sanctuary]]
'''Oussudu''' or '''Ousteri Bird Sanctuary''' is the first and the only wildlife sanctuary in the Indian Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2008-12-09 |title=Puducherry gets its first bird sanctuary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-first-bird-sanctuary/articleshow/3810608.cms |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was created in 2018. <ref name=":0" /> It spans over 390 acres around the [[Ousteri Lake|Ousteri lake]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-04-23 |title=Oussudu lake, a fully protected wetland now |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/citie...ully-protected-wetland-now/article7136253.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Flora and Fauna==
[[File:Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) (48917851913).jpg|thumb|[[Little cormorant]] in the sanctuary]]
The lake is home to around 200 species of birds. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Nair |first=Rajesh B. |date=2022-12-11 |title=Lack of amenities keep visitors at bay from scenic Ousteri lake |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/citie...-from-scenic-ousteri-lake/article66238971.ece |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>About 40 species of migratory birds visit the sanctuary after November everyear including [[Eurasian golden oriole|golden oriole]], [[openbill stork]], [[Tailorbird|tailor bird]], painted stork, white ibis, white-breasted water-hen and spotted owlets.<ref name=":0" /> The vegetation ranges from small herbs to trees, which supports migratory avifauna as well as native birds during summer and winter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnhs.org/bo/documents/AWC_statewise_count/Pondicherry.pdf |access-date=2023-05-25 |lang=en |title=Pondicherry |website=www.bnhs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2010070...documents/AWC_statewise_count/Pondicherry.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2010 }}</ref>
However, bird poaching poses a significant threat to the sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perier |first=Bagalavan |date=2022-02-11 |title=Bird census finds illegal poaching at Puducherry's Ousteri lake |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/st...hing-at-puducherrys-ousteri-lake-2419252.html |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
==External links==
{{Eastern Ghats}}
{{Ramsar sites in India}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of India]]
[[Category:Coromandel Coast]]
[[Category:Eastern Ghats]]
[[Category:South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests]]
Okumaya devam et...