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The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2004	uncommon	A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident	2004	rare	A1, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A3
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	resident	2004	uncommon	A1, A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	2002	rare	A1
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-headed Falcon Falco chicquera	NT	resident	2002	present	A3
Slaty-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta himalayana	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Sand Lark Alaudala raytal	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul	LC	unknown	2002	present	A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura	LC	unknown	2002	present	A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Banke - Buffer Zone	मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र	34,300	protected area overlaps with site	0
Banke	राष्ट्रिय पार्क	55,000	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dang Deukhuri foothill forests and west Rapti wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dang-deukhuri-foothill-forests-and-west-rapti-wetlands-iba-nepal on 03/12/2023.