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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
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	EN	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2004	present	A1
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	20,000 individuals	A4iii

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	drought	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - soil erosion, sedimentation	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Bhindawas	Sanctuary	412	is identical to site	412

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18173 on 06/06/2023.