Viralimalai Bird Sanctuary

Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, India

10°36′11″N 78°32′44″E / 10.60306°N 78.54556°E / 10.60306; 78.54556Governing bodyTamil Nadu Forest Department

Viralimalai Bird Sanctuary is a protected area and bird sanctuary located in Tiruchirappalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The sanctuary was established to protect the Indian peafowl, the National Bird of India.^[1]

References

^ "Declaring Viralimalai as a heritage place" (PDF) (pdf). Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. 23 January 2008.

Protected areas of India

v t e Protected areas of Tamil Nadu
Biosphere reserves	Agasthyamalai Gulf of Mannar Nilgiris
National parks	Anamalai Grass Hills Guindy Gulf of Mannar Karian Shola Mudumalai Mukurthi
Wildlife sanctuaries	Anamalai Cauvery North Cauvery South Gangaikondan Grizzled Squirrel Kadavur Kalakkad Kanyakumari Megamalai Mudumalai Kodaikanal Mundanthurai Point Calimere Sathyamangalam Periyar Nellai Vallanadu
Bird sanctuaries	Chitrangudi Kallaperambur Kanjirankulam Karaivetti Karikili Kazhuveli Koothankulam Melaselvanur-Kilaselvanur Nanjarayan Point Calimere Pulicat Lake Suchindram Theroor Udayamarthandapuram Vaduvoor Vedanthangal Vellode Vettangudi Viralimalai
Tiger reserves	Anamalai Kalakkad Mundanthurai Mudumalai Sathyamangalam Megamalai
Elephant reserves	Agasthyamalai Anamalai Coimbatore Mudumalai Srivilliputhur
Conservation reserves	Tiruvidaimarudur
Protected areas of India