NP016
Makalu Barun National Park


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 1989 unknown A3
Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa LC resident 2002 present A3
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra NT resident 2002 uncommon A1, A3
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii LC resident 2002 present A3
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii LC resident 2002 present A3
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria LC winter 1989 unknown A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola VU breeding 2002 uncommon A1, A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis NT resident 2002 present A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU passage 2002 rare A1
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii LC resident 2002 present A3
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus NT resident 2002 uncommon A1
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident 2002 present A3
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Slaty-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta himalayana LC resident 2002 present A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii LC resident 2002 present A3
Black-headed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius rufiventer LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos LC resident 2002 present A3
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus LC breeding 2002 present A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus LC resident 2002 present A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris LC breeding 2002 present A3
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Nepal Cupwing Pnoepyga immaculata LC resident 2002 frequent A2, A3
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer LC resident 2002 present A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii LC resident 2002 present A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis LC breeding 2002 present A3
Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Tickell's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus affinis LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys LC resident 2002 present A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator LC resident 2002 uncommon A2, A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer LC resident 2002 present A3
Grey-sided Bush-warbler Cettia brunnifrons LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni LC resident 2002 rare A2, A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus LC resident 2002 present A3
Red-headed Tit Aegithalos iredalei LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rufous-fronted Tit Aegithalos iouschistos LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis LC resident 2002 present A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodium LC resident 2002 present A3
Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor LC resident 2002 present A3
Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons LC resident 2002 present A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta LC resident 2002 present A3
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri LC resident 2002 rare A2, A3
Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis LC resident 2002 present A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rufous-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis caudatus NT resident 2002 uncommon A1, A2, A3
Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis LC resident 2002 frequent A2, A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum LC unknown 2002 present A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus LC resident 2002 present A3
Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum LC resident 2000 present A3
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis LC resident 2002 frequent A2, A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC resident 2002 present A3
Grandala Grandala coelicolor LC resident 2002 present A3
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni LC breeding 2000 present A3
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata LC resident 2000 present A3
Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Zoothera mollissima NR resident 2000 present A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea LC resident 2002 present A3
Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii LC breeding 2000 present A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul LC resident 2002 present A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus LC breeding 2000 present A3
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara LC resident 2002 present A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae LC resident 2002 present A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Gould's Shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus LC resident 2002 present A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea LC breeding 2002 present A3
White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides LC resident 2002 present A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis LC resident 2002 present A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura LC resident 2002 present A3
Rufous-breasted Bush-robin Tarsiger hyperythrus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
White-browed Bush-robin Tarsiger indicus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chrysaeus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident 2002 present A3
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira LC resident 2002 present A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris LC breeding 2002 present A3
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala LC breeding 2002 present A3
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps LC resident 2002 present A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus LC resident 2002 present A3
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni LC breeding 2002 present A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha LC breeding 2002 present A3
Spotted Elachura Elachura formosa LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata LC resident 2002 present A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana LC winter 1989 unknown A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides LC resident 2002 present A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata LC resident 2002 present A3
Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi LC resident 2002 present A3
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis LC resident 2002 present A3
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos LC resident 2002 present A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi LC resident 2002 present A3
Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus LC resident 2002 present A3
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides LC resident 2002 present A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla LC resident 2002 present A3
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus LC resident 2002 present A3
Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus LC resident 2002 present A3
Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta LC breeding 1989 unknown A3
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti LC resident 1989 unknown A3
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides LC breeding 2002 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 medium
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 - shifting agriculture happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Agricultural expansion and intensification annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
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%) slow but significant 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 logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Natural system modifications fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Residential and commercial development tourism and recreation areas happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible 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 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
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 A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place medium
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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)
Sagarmatha National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 114,800 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Sagarmatha - Buffer Zone मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र 27,500 protected area overlaps with site 0
Sagarmatha राष्ट्रिय पार्क 114,800 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Makalu-Barun - Buffer Zone मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र 83,000 protected area overlaps with site 0
Makalu-Barun राष्ट्रिय पार्क 150,000 protected area contained by site 150,000

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: Makalu Barun National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/14338 on 11/06/2023.