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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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	20,000 individuals	A4iii

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 - small-holder farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
National Chambal	Sanctuary	63,500	protected area contains site	5,200

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary (Bundi/Kota). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18355 on 29/05/2023.