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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - large dams	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Farakka Barrage and adjoining area. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/farakka-barrage-and-adjoining-area-iba-india on 04/12/2023.