A rainy wetland walk in Palakkad recorded about 30 bird species
Fifty-three people walked 2.5 kilometers through the Chendamangalam wetlands and Kunnampara Biodiversity Park and noted a lesser coucal among the birds.
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A Wildlife Week walk through wetlands in Palakkad recorded about 30 bird species, including a lesser coucal. The Hindu reported on October 8, 2026, that the Biodiversity Management Committee of Akathethara grama panchayat and the Birds Club of Government Victoria College, Palakkad, led the outing. Fifty-three people walked 2.5 kilometers through the Chendamangalam wetlands and Kunnampara Biodiversity Park in the rain.
The lesser coucal, known locally as Pulluppan or Variyuppan, is less common in Kerala than the greater coucal. Coordinators were Lijo Panangadan and Yesudas. The list is what that group saw on one wet morning. It is not a full survey of the wetland.
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Fifty-three people walked 2.5 kilometers in the rain through wetlands in Palakkad, India, and counted about 30 kinds of birds. One less common bird they saw was the lesser coucal. Local students and a village biodiversity committee led the walk.
- How many kinds of birds did the walkers count?
- What is special about seeing a lesser coucal in Kerala?
- Why might a rainy day still be a good day to look for birds?
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