Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

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About Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History is a government institution in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, established in 1993. Campusbells lists it under General, with 5 courses (2 undergraduate, 2 postgraduate and 1 doctoral), including Ph.D, M.A and M.Sc. Approvals and accreditation: UGC.

Dr. Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, better known as Dr. Sálim Ali, born on 12th November, 1896, was the pre-eminent ornithologist of India, famously known as the “Birdman of India”. When Sálim was ten years old, his uncle presented him with an air-gun. One day young Sálim shot a sparrow which had a yellow streak below its neck. His uncle directed him to Bombay Natural History Society for identification of the bird. Honorary Secretary, W. S. Millard, identified the sparrow as the Yellow-throated Sparrow, and showed him the Society’s splendid collection of stuffed birds. Dr. Sálim became interested in birds through this single incident and wanted to pursue his career in ornithology.

Ironically, Dr. Sálim Ali had to struggle through many years of unemployment and hardship during the early years of his career. Since there were no jobs related to natural history in 1919, Sálim Ali and his wife Tehmina went off to Burma to look after the family mining and timber business.

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1993

Ownership

Public / Government

Approvals and accreditation

UGC

Stream

General

Location

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Academics

Courses offered at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

5 programmes listed

Gallery

Campus photos

Photos: sacon.in

Campus life

Facilities at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

• Laboratory
• Transport
• Bank
• Library
• Hostel
• Canteen
• Guest House
• Research Centre