Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Criteria

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 estimate IBA Criteria Triggered
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus LC resident 2015 present A3
Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica LC resident 2015 present A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus LC resident 2015 present A3
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii LC resident 2015 present A3
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus NT non-breeding 2015 present A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa LC resident 2015 present A3
Mottled Wood-owl Strix ocellata LC resident 2015 present A3
Dusky Eagle-owl Bubo coromandus LC resident 2015 present A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN non-breeding 2015 present A1
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris LC resident 2015 present A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus LC resident 2015 present A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense LC resident 2015 present A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis LC resident 2015 present A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala LC resident 2015 present A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus LC resident 2015 present A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola LC resident 2015 present A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens LC resident 2015 present A3
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus LC resident 2015 present A3
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica LC resident 2015 present A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis LC resident 2015 present A3
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra LC resident 2015 present A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata LC resident 2015 present A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum LC breeding 2015 present A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica LC resident 2015 present A3
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus LC resident 2015 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.

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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Dalma Sanctuary 19,322 protected area overlaps with site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.