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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident	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
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	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational 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	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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)
Patna	Sanctuary	109	is identical to site	109

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	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Patna Bird Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18429 on 02/06/2023.