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Mukkurthi National Park, Tamil Nadu

The Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu is located in the Nilgiri Hills and is a significant part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Located 40 Km away from Ooty and 140 Km from the Coimbatore airport, the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu covers a land area of 7846 hectares on the hills. The Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu is located at an elevation of 2,400 meters. Aside of the regular mini safari, the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu has facilities for visitors to take part in activities like trekking and fishing. The Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu comprises of mixed vegetation and has a considerable number of brooks and streams coursing through its area; making it as much a pleasure place as a National park.

Though the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu is operational and ideal fro a year round visit, the best time to do so would fall between the months of February and May. Though the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu is known mainly for its animal species, avian fauna is also found in the National Park in considerable numbers. The animal species that can be commonly spotted in the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu include such animals as barking deer, jungle cat, Nilgiri thar, otter, sambhar, Nilgiri marten and jackal. The bird species in the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu comprise of hill varieties like laughing thrushes, whistling thrushes, wild pigeon, woodcock and black eagle. In addition to these, the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu also houses a range of butterflies like the Indian fritillary, hedge blues, blue admiral, Indian cabbage white and Indian red admiral. The streams in the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu house an abundance of rainbow trouts.

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