Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary
The Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary (Hindi: छिलछिला वन्यजीव अभयारण्य), also known as Seonthi Reserve Forest, is located near Kurukshetra University in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. Baba Rodanath Dera temple is on the periphery of the Chhilchhila Sanctuary.
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Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Haryana Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary (India) | |
| Type | Wildlife sanctuary |
| Location | Kurukshetra district, India |
| Nearest city | Bhoor Saiyda, Kurukshetra |
| Coordinates | 29°56′12.45″N 76°40′50.69″E |
| Area | 28.92 hectares (71.5 acres) |
| Operated by | Haryana Forest Department, Government of Haryana |
The sanctuary is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the west of Kurukshetra University. From the Pehowa-Kurukshetra Road]] at Bhor Saidan, it is nearly 10 km south on Bhor Saidan - Sarsa Road. Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra is located at Bhor Saidan on Pehowa-Kurukshetra Road.
The Chhilchhila Sanctuary is located in a depression which has a small lake created by an embankment. The sanctuary, as a staging and wintering ground of avifauna, has recorded (between April 2009 and March 2012) 57 species (33 winter migrants, 2 summer migrants and 22 resident species) of both resident and migrant wetland birds which belong to 37 genera and 16 families. Two species which have been classified Near Endangered have been identified in the sanctuary: the Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) and the painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala).