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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A2
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi	NT	resident	2002	present	A2
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A2
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Streak-throated Barwing Sibia waldeni	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra	NT	resident	2002	present	A1, A2

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

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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

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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Unknown	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)
Sessa Orchid	Sanctuary	10,000	protected area overlaps with site	10,000
Eagle Nest	Sanctuary	21,700	protected area overlaps with site	21,700

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eaglenest and Sessa Sanctuaries. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18041 on 10/06/2023.