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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Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii | VU | resident | 2004 | present | A1, A2 |
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis | CR | non-breeding | 2004 | present | A1, A3 |
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus | CR | non-breeding | 2004 | present | A1 |
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus | VU | resident | 2004 | present | A2 |
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima | LC | resident | 2004 | present | A2 |
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 | low | 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 - 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 | 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 | 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 |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant 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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Western Ghats | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 795,315 | protected area overlaps with site | 35,116 |
Radhanagari | Sanctuary | 35,116 | protected area overlaps with site | 35,116 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
energy production and mining | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18276 on 28/05/2023.