Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus | VU | non-breeding | 2004 | uncommon | A1 |
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus | CR | non-breeding | 2004 | uncommon | A1 |
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis | CR | breeding | 2002-2003 | 71 nests | A1 |
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris | CR | non-breeding | 2004 | uncommon | A1 |
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | winter | 2002 | unknown | A1 |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola | CR | winter | 2004 | unknown | A1 |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
IBA conservation status - summary | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
2011 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | yes | Condition (state) assessed by | population |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | other ecosystem modifications | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of the site (state), by habitat | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
Condition of the site (state), by species | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Gyps bengalensis | White-rumped Vulture | 71 | 6 | nests | 9 | very unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at the site (response) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Gosaikunda and Associated Lakes | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,030 | protected area contained by site | 1,030 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nawalparasi forests. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18501 on 09/06/2023.