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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
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera	LC	resident	2000	common	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Hume's Bush-warbler Horornis brunnescens	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Red-headed Tit Aegithalos iredalei	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis	LC	resident	1964-1974	present	A3
Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A2, A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A2, A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Myiomela leucurum	NR	breeding	1975	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	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	Montane broadleaf deciduous forest (mont temp)	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	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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

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)
Shivapuri-Nagarjun	राष्ट्रिय पार्क	15,900	protected area overlaps with site	14,400

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest	Montane broadleaf deciduous forest (mont temp), Pine forest (subtropical)	-
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shivapuri-nagarjun-national-park-iba-nepal on 04/10/2023.