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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Nilgiri Chilappan Montecincla cachinnans	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

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 is adjacent to site	0
Nilgiri Tahr	National Park	7,800	unknown	0
Nilgiri	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	552,000	protected area contains site	3,538
Nilgiri	Bird Reserve	552,000	unknown	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Naduvattam. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/naduvattam-iba-india on 26/09/2023.