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Silent Valley National Park, Kerala
Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is an adventurous destination for wildlife lovers, which is nestled within the Palakkad district. If you are looking forward to a wildlife tourism then jaunt to the Silent Valley National Park which is based on the Kundali Hills of the Western Ghats. Popularly known as 'Sairandhrivanam', the name Silent Valley was derived due to the nonexistence of noisy cicale. Visit this National Park, which is quite smaller in its size covering an area of about 89 km².
Comprising of rich biodiversity, the national park is spread with tropical evergreen forests. Watch out for rare species of avifauna like the Ceylon Frogmouth, Great Indian Hornbill, Nilgiri Laughingthrush and the Lion-tailed Macaque, which are quite famous. If you choose to trek within the Silent Valley National Park in Kerala, then one surely need a special authorization from the Kerala State Forest department. Travel to Silent Valley National Park in Kerala, which is easily connected through Palakkad as its nearest railway center and Coimbatore being its closest airport.
It was declared a National Park in 1980 and is a hub to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. One may even come across about 100 species or butterflies' and 400 different varieties of moth that add hues and color to the place. The native birds of the Silent Valley National Park in Kerala are hoopoes, tree pie, drongoes, barbets, Malabar Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill, crow pheasant, woodpeckers, rollers, kingfishers and parakeets. Jaunt to the visit Silent Valley National Park during the months of September to March, which is usually cool with winter setting in.
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