Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary
Common name Formal name Observed
Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Common
Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Common
Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Common
Indian golden oriole Oriolus kundoo Rare
Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus Rare
Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Rare
Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis Common
Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis Common
Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Common
Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Common
Pied crested cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Common
Barn owl Tyto alba Rare
Spotted owlet Athene brama Common
Green bee-eater Merops orientalis Common
Indian grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris Rare
Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Common
Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Common
Indian robin Copsychus fulicatus Common
Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Common
White wagtail Motacilla alba Common
Flora and fauna -- Fauna
The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam. It is under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since 10 March 1970. Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. It was named after the local hillock Kambalakonda. It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers. The indicator species is the Indian leopard.