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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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	winter	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
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Wynaad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Blue-flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3

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

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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 - agro-industry farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - small-holder plantations	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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)
Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	795,315	protected area overlaps with site	77,700
Periyar	Sanctuary	42,700	protected area overlaps with site	77,700
Periyar	National Park	35,000	protected area contained by site	35,000

The Local Conservation Groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Periyar Foundation	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-

For further information about the IUCN 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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18254 on 02/06/2023.