NP007
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola LC resident 2004 present A3
Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa LC resident 2004 present A3
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus LC resident 2004 present A3
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra NT resident 2004 unknown A1, A3
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus LC resident 2004 present A3
Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha LC resident 1989 present A3
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii VU resident 2004 common A1, A2, A3
Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae LC resident 2004 present A3
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota LC resident 1989 present A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii LC breeding 1989 present A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis NT resident 1989 present A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT passage 2004 unknown A1
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis LC resident 1989 present A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus LC resident 2004 present A3
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus LC breeding 1989 present A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus LC resident 2004 present A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris LC resident 1989 present A3
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps LC breeding 1989 present A3
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis LC resident 2004 present A3
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris LC resident 1989 present A3
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous LC resident 1989 present A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus LC resident 1989 present A3
Coal Tit Periparus ater LC resident 1989 present A3
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer LC resident 2004 present A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense LC breeding 1989 present A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher LC resident 1989 present A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis LC resident 1989 present A3
Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer LC resident 2004 present A3
Tickell's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus affinis LC breeding 2004 present A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris LC breeding 1989 present A3
Western Crowned Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis LC breeding 1989 present A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer LC resident 2004 present A3
Grey-sided Bush-warbler Cettia brunnifrons LC breeding 2004 unknown A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata LC resident 2004 present A3
Hume's Bush-warbler Horornis brunnescens LC resident 2004 present A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus LC resident 2004 present A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus LC resident 1989 present A3
Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodium LC resident 2004 present A3
Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis LC resident 2004 present A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis LC resident 1989 present A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata LC resident 1989 present A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum LC resident 1989 present A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis LC resident 1989 present A3
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata LC resident 1989 present A3
Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum LC resident 1989 present A3
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine LC resident 1989 present A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata LC resident 1989 present A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis LC resident 2004 unknown A2
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula LC resident 1989 present A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis LC resident 1989 present A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana LC resident 1989 present A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis LC resident 1989 present A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC resident 2004 present A3
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus LC resident 1989 present A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara LC resident 2004 present A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea LC breeding 1989 present A3
White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides LC breeding 1989 present A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis LC breeding 2004 unknown A3
Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chrysaeus LC breeding 1989 present A3
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor LC breeding 1989 present A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata LC breeding 1989 present A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris LC breeding 1989 present A3
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda LC breeding 2004 present A3
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps LC resident 2004 present A3
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda LC breeding 1989 present A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris LC resident 2004 present A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata LC resident 2004 present A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens LC resident 2004 present A3
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus LC resident 2004 present A3
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis LC resident 1989 present A3
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos LC resident 2004 present A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes LC resident 1989 present A3
Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus LC resident 1989 present A3
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa LC resident 2004 present A3
Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus LC resident 2004 present A3
Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus LC resident 1989 present A3
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala LC resident 1989 present A3
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis LC resident 1989 present A3
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides LC breeding 1989 present A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Conservation

IBA conservation status - summary
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2011 high very unfavourable low
Was the whole site assessed? yes Condition (state) assessed by habitat
Accuracy of information medium

Threats to the site (pressure)
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
Agricultural expansion and intensification livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Biological resource use gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Biological resource use hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Biological resource use logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Energy production and mining renewable energy happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Natural system modifications fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Residential and commercial development housing and urban areas happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat Habitat detail Reference area (ha) Actual area (ha) Habitat quantity (% remaining) Habitat quality (carrying capacity) Result
Forest 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable
Grassland 0 0 moderate (70-90%) poor (40-69%) very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low
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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Dhorpatan शिकार आरक्ष 132,500 protected area overlaps with site 132,500

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Grassland -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/14328 on 01/06/2023.