Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis | CR | non-breeding | 2004 | present | A1 |
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus | CR | non-breeding | 2004 | present | A1 |
Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus | VU | resident | 2004 | present | A1 |
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
IBA conservation status - summary | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
2003 | medium | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site assessed? | yes | Condition (state) assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control | likely in short term (within 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | low |
Conservation actions taken at the site (response) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Melkote Temple | Sanctuary | 4,982 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,982 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - | |
Shrubland | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18224 on 08/06/2023.