Karikili Bird Sanctuary
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2022
1 km²
Commune · IND
Madurantakam
India
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
439
Observations
31 238
Area
772,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Madurantakam : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.080
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
439 distinct species · 31 238 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,0°C
Annual rain
1 245mm
Warmest m°
36,4°C
Coldest m°
20,3°C
Elevation: 38 m on average (min 8 m, max 72 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,0°C
Annual rain
1 245mm
Warmest month
36,4°C
Coldest month
20,3°C
Mean alt.
38m
Min
8m
Max
72m
Std. dev.
12m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
23,7g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
30,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Kancheepuram
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
33,8g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
30,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
30,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
29,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.2%
Crops56.4%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)28.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 50 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
24,5km
Lake surface here
23,46km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
17 994km²
Discharge in basins
14,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 083mm/an
Mean T°
28,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
394mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
50m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Maduranthakam Kalkulam Canalsub-area1 121,5 km²overlap367.30 km²48%
- Bassin de Buckingham Kaalvaaisub-area861,9 km²overlap223.02 km²29%
- Bassin de Buckingham Kaalvaaisub-area180,6 km²overlap86.32 km²11%
- Bassin de Palarsub-area885,8 km²overlap81.75 km²11%
- Bassin de Buckingham Kaalvaaisub-area191,5 km²overlap14.39 km²2%
- Bassin de Palarsub-area210,5 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Madurāntakam Tankarea6,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #79474area1,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1400239area0,9 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1400168area0,8 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1400254area0,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400384area0,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400439area0,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1400395area0,6 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400359area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 1400236area0,5 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400082area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400253area0,5 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400370area0,5 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1400444area0,4 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1400147area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400228area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1400338area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1400233area0,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1400020area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400180area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400081area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400188area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1400143area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1400162area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1400308area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1400227area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1400441area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400135area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1400443area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1400259area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400411area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1400231area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400232area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1400318area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400316area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400389area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400122area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400063area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400161area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400219area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1400419area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400289area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1400319area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400132area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400077area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400390area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1400247area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400245area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400480area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400446area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
108,3%
Pesticides
4,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2022
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN