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Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Western Ghats region of India, in the Kollam district of the state of Kerala, under the jurisdiction of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. It was established on 25 August 1984 and has an area of 172,403 square kilometers (66,565 square miles). The name is a corruption of Chengurinji (Gluta travancorica), a tree in the area. There is an artificial lake of approximately 18.69 square kilometers around the Thenmala Dam on the border. Shenduni Wildlife Sanctuary is a treasure trove of plant diversity. Around 1,257 species of flowers in more than 150 families are reportedly found in the sanctuary, including 309 in the Western Ghats. 267 bird species are reported here, including migratory, endemic and endangered species. Here are the lion-tailed macaques, an endangered species. The big-eared nightjar, a rare nocturnal forest species, was spotted for the first time in the Shenduni Wildlife Sanctuary in Kollam, Kerala. It was previously recorded in May 1995 in the Siruvani foothills of Tamil Nadu. The big-eared nightjar (Eurostopodus Macrotis bourdilloni) belongs to the nightjar family. It is known to be two-headed, with the feathers on its head (behind its eyes) like its ears. It is important as it is home to lion-tailed macaques, as well as the incredibly nocturnal good-eared nightjar.