Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary

Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary located in Chulanur village in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India. The place where sanctuary is located is locally known as Mayiladumpara, which literally means "the rock where peacocks dance".^[1] As of 2022^[update], it is the only peafowl sanctuary in Kerala.

Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location	Peringottukurussi Grampanchayat, Palakkad district, Kerala, India
Coordinates	10°42′52″N 76°28′20″E
Area	3.42 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Established	2007
Governing body	Department of forests, Government of Kerala

History

As per government order numbered G.O.(P) 24/2007/F&WLD, Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary was established in 15 May 2007.^[2]

Description

It's located in Palakkad district of Kerala.^[1] This bird sanctuary is under the jurisdiction of the Peechi Forest Division and was established in the memory of the famous Indian ornithologist and writer Induchoodan.^[3]

The peafowl sanctuary covers an area of 5 km² (1.9 sq mi).^[4] Apart from peafowl, hundreds of other species of birds can also be seen here.^[4] As of 2022^[update], it is the only peafowl sanctuary in Kerala.^[4]

Society and culture

When Rajasthan High Court Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma made the highly controversial remark that peacocks do not mate and that female peacocks conceive from the tears of male peacocks, the number of visitors to the peacock sanctuary increased.^[5]