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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
Andaman Woodpigeon Columba palumboides	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Cuckoo-dove Macropygia rufipennis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Coucal Centropus andamanensis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Crake Rallina canningi	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Scops-owl Otus balli	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleii	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia	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
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

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)
South Sentinel Island	Sanctuary	161	protected area contained by site	161

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Coastline		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: North and South Sentinel. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.