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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
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Green Avadavat Amandava formosa	VU	resident	2004	present	A1

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
Shrubland		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	air-borne pollutants - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	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)
Mount Abu	Sanctuary	32,610	protected area overlaps with site	28,884
Jessore	Sanctuary	18,066	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
other	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-abu-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/09/2023.