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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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2

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

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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	Unknown	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)
Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	795,315	protected area overlaps with site	35,628
Koyana	Sanctuary	42,355	is identical to site	42,355

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

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
energy production and mining	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/koyna-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 29/09/2023.