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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Anas crecca	NR	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	unknown	2004	present	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	20,000 individuals	A4iii

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Runn of Kutch	Wildlife Sanctuary	320,463	is identical to site	320,463
Runn of Kutch	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	566,375	is identical to site	566,375

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Desert		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/04/2023.