Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is a well known bird sanctuary in India and is the favorite spot of migration for pelicans. Nelapattu village sarpanch B.Vijaya Bhaskar said that Fleming festival done every year first or second week of January Month. Before undertaking by Govt of Andhra Pradesh, the local villagers protected the birds sanctuary. It will be better Govt of Andhra pradesh to adopt the village to develop and protect birds sanctuary.

Avifauna- The sanctuary holds a large species of birds that include spotted belied pelican, white ibis, spoon bill, open billed stork, night heron, little cormorant, painted stork, babblers, coot, waders, flamingos and many more.

Fauna- Barring birds, the sanctuary is a home to various mammals like slender loris, jackals, spotted deer.

Chief Attraction- Pelican birds that migrate here each and every year. In Southeast Asia, it is the main habitat of pelican.