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 |
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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 | 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).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2003 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | unset | good |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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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 |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
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 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.