INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -They are generally found in one of the uninhabited islands known as PITTI . This island has been declared as a bird sanctuary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pitti is an important nesting place for pelagic birds such as the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa), the greater crested tern (Sterna bergii) and the brown noddy (Anous stolidus).

Detailed explanation-3: -Pitti is an island in Lakshadweep. Pitti Island, is an important breeding place for sea turtles and for a number of pelagic birds, such as the brown noddy (Anous stolidus), lesser crested tern (Sterna bengalensis) and greater crested tern (Sterna bergii). The island has been declared a bird sanctuary.

Detailed explanation-4: -Located on the Pakshipitti Coral Islet, Pitti Bird Sanctuary lies about 24 km north-west of Kavaratti. With latest tourism development, ferrying to the tiny islet has become quite feasible from Kalpeni and Kavaratti.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is also named as Pakshipitti which when separated makes it ‘pakshi’ and ‘pitti’ and pakshi means ‘bird’. It is an uninhabited coral islet which has been declared a Bird Sanctuary under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.