Chandoli National Park


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii VU resident 2015 present A1, A2
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus NT non-breeding 2015 present A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus CR non-breeding 2015 present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding 2015 present A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus CR non-breeding 2015 present A1
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus VU resident 2015 present A2
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides LC resident 2015 present A2
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus NT resident 2015 present A2
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa LC resident 2015 present A2
White-bellied Blue-flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes LC resident 2015 present A2
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima LC resident 2015 present A2

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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IBA Protection

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 overlaps with site 0
Chandoli National Park 31,767 protected area overlaps with site 30,897


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chandoli National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/24942 on 05/06/2023.