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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A4i
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
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra	LC	resident	2004	present	A2

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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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	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid 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
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - soil erosion, sedimentation	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Gudavi Bird	Sanctuary	74	is identical to site	74

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gudavi Bird Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.