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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
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2002	present	A1
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	2003	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.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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	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 - 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: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Geological events	avalanches/landslides	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe 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)
Khangchendzonga National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	178,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
Khangchendzonga	Biosphere Reserve	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Khangchendzonga	National Park	178,400	protected area overlaps with site	84,950

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khangchendzonga National Park and Biosphere Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18372 on 02/06/2023.