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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra	NT	resident	2002	rare	A1
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2002	frequent	A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	winter	2002	unknown	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident	2004	uncommon	A1, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	resident	2002	rare	A1, A3
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	resident	2002	rare	A1, A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	2002	rare	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	2002	rare	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	2002	rare	A1
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis	VU	resident	2002	unknown	A1
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus	NT	resident	2002	rare	A1
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2002	rare	A1
Red-headed Falcon Falco chicquera	NT	unknown	2002	present	A3
Slaty-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta himalayana	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-headed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius rufiventer	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla	VU	resident	1989	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	winter	2002	rare	A2
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Grey-sided Bush-warbler Cettia brunnifrons	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Red-headed Tit Aegithalos iredalei	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rufous-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis caudatus	NT	resident	2002	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A2, A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens	LC	resident	2000	rare	A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A2, A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	breeding	2000	frequent	A3
Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea	LC	resident	2000	rare	A3
Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura	LC	breeding	1989	rare	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii	LC	breeding	1925	rare	A3
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

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	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable

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 - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

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)
Mai Pokhari	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	90	protected area overlaps with site	0

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mai Valley forests. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mai-valley-forests-iba-nepal on 01/10/2023.