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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	1975	1-3 individuals	A1, A4i
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Brooks's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus subviridis	LC	breeding	1975	present	A2, A3
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri	LC	breeding	1975	present	A2, A3
Western Crowned Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys	LC	resident	1975	present	A2, A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis	LC	resident	1975	present	A2, A3
White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis	LC	resident	1975	present	A3
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata	LC	resident	1975	present	A3

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
hunting	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pech and Waygal valleys. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.