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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 estimate	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
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
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
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	resident	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
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer	LC	unknown	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 Conostoma 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
Spotted Laughingthrush Garrulax ocellatus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	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 Hodgsonius phaenicuroides	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Calliope pectoralis	NR	unknown	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
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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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 habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	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 site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	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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Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Dhorpatan	शिकार आरक्ष	132,500	protected area overlaps with site	132,500

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2020.