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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	non-breeding	2004	uncommon	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	non-breeding	2004	uncommon	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	breeding	2002-2003	71 nests	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2004	uncommon	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	2002	unknown	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	CR	winter	2004	unknown	A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Gyps bengalensis	White-rumped Vulture	71	6	nests	9	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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)
Gosaikunda and Associated Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,030	protected area contained by site	1,030

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nawalparasi forests. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nawalparasi-forests-iba-nepal on 04/10/2023.