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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Desert		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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)
Desert	National Park	316,200	protected area overlaps with site	316,200

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert		-
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
energy production and mining	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desert National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18347 on 03/06/2023.