Painted Storks

Kokarebellur,  is a village in Mandhya Karnataka, famous for its birds. Allso locally known as  Kokrebellur India. It is situated about 10kms from Maddur between the cities of Mysore and Bangalore.

The name of the village is derived from “Kokkare “ meaning stork and “Bellur” meaning village of jaggery (raw sugar from sugarcane). The district abounds in sugarcane fields and this village is famous for having large colonies of Spot-billed Pelicans and Painted Storks nesting in trees within the village. Kokrebellur Bird Sanctuary is located in Mandya District of Karnataka and is about 20 km from north-east of Mandya town.

Spoon Bills nest

River Shimsa flows through the village. One may find many nest build on the river beds. The best season to visit these migratory birds is October to March.