Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 | 20,000 individuals | A4iii |
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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2003 | very high | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Farakka Barrage and adjoining area. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.