Tal Chhapar Sanctuary
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| Tal Chhapar Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Tawny eagle at Tal Chhapar Sanctuary | |
  Location in Rajasthan, India | |
 Interactive map of Tal Chhapar Sanctuary | |
| Location | Churu District, Rajasthan, India |
| Nearest city | Chhapar |
| Coordinates | 27°47′53″N 74°26′06″E / 27.798141°N 74.434937°E |
| Established | 1971[1] |
| Governing body | Government of Rajasthan |
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Churu district of northwestern Rajasthan, in the Shekhawati region of India. It is known for blackbucks and is also home to a variety of birds. It is situated on the fringe of the Great Indian Desert and between Ratangarh and Sujangarh on the Nokha-Sujangarh state highway.
Geography
[edit]Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a flat saline depression locally known as a "tal" that has a unique ecosystem in the heart of the Thar Desert. It is at an elevation of 302 m (991 ft) and covers 719 ha (7.19 km2).[2] It has open grassland with scattered Acacia and Prosopis trees which give it an appearance of a typical savanna.
Flora and fauna
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Tal Chhapar Sanctuary lies on the passageway of many migratory birds, which pass through this area in September and stay until March. These include eastern imperial eagle, tawny eagle, short-toed eagle, cream-coloured courser, Old World sparrows, little green bee-eater, black ibis and demoiselle crane. Resident birds include the skylark, crested lark, Eurasian collared dove and brown doves.[3]
Climate
[edit]This region is characterized by a distinct winter (from October to February), summer (March to June) and monsoon (July to September). The zone has a dry climate with a large variation in temperature, wind blows south – west during summer. In May and June winds become very hot and that is called "loo". The maximum temperature reaches up to 48 °C (118 °F) in June and the minimum temperature falls to 10 °C (50 °F) in December – January. The Tal Chhapar Zone comes under the principal arid zone of the country. Rainfall in this region is highly erratic. There is a large variation in mean annual rainfall in this region. The average rainfall in this region ranges between 300 and 450 mm.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tal Chhapar Sanctuary & Wildlife". Wild Voyager. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Tal Chapar Sanctuary". rajasthantourism.gov.in. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Khan, A. N. (2015). "Birding in north-west India". Buceros. 20 (1): 10–17.