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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
Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2002	present	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident	1985-1989	30-40 individuals	A1, A4ii
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	EN	breeding	2002	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2002	present	A1
Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus	EN	resident	2002	present	A1

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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Orang (Rajiv Gandhi)	National Park	7,881	is identical to site	7,881
Orang	Sanctuary	7,260	protected area overlaps with site	0

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Orang National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.