Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | 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: 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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2003 | medium | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | 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 site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap 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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2022.