Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (also known as Vembanad Bird Sanctuary) is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluk of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake.

[4] The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation currently manages the sanctuary.

Kochi International Airport at Nedumbassery is 106 km (66 mi) from Kumarakom.

[4] The main attractions are local birds like waterfowl, koel, owl, egret, heron, cormorant, moorhen, darter, and brahminy kite, as well as the migratory gull, teal, tern, flycatcher, and other birds are seen here during their respective migratory seasons.

[4][7] In 2008, WWF-India organised a two-day bird watching programme at the sanctuary in connection with World Wetlands Day.