Pitti

India, Lakshadweep

Pitti

LocationIndia, Lakshadweep

RegionLakshadweep

TypeWildlife Sanctuary

Coordinates10.7753°, 72.5342°

Established1996

Area0.04 km²

Nearest CityKavaratti (24 km)

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About Pitti

An uninhabited coral islet (Pakshipitti) on the Pitti Bank in the Lakshadweep Sea, India's only oceanic-tern nesting sanctuary and an Important Bird Area. Notified as a bird sanctuary under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and re-dedicated in 2019 as the Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, it protects nesting sooty terns, greater crested terns and brown noddies.