Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary


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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU non-breeding 2015 present A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN 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

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)
Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary 15,341 protected area overlaps with site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/46932 on 02/06/2023.