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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra	VU	winter	2004	present	A1, A2
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A2

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
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

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap 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	Bird Reserve	552,000	unknown	0
Nilgiri	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	552,000	protected area contains site	3,538

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

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Naduvattam. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.