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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Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri | CR | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus | VU | resident | 2004 | present | A1 |
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis | NT | resident | 2004 | present | A1 |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis | EN | non-breeding | 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 |
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 | high | 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 - small-holder farming | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
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 |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
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 |
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Bhitarkanika Mangroves | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 65,000 | protected area contained by site | 65,000 |
Bhitarkanika | National Park | 14,500 | protected area contained by site | 14,500 |
Bhitarkanika | Sanctuary | 67,200 | protected area contained by site | 52,500 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - | |
Coastline | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/01/2021.