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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	non-breeding	2002	present	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding	2002	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2002	present	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	EN	breeding	2002	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	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

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

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

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sibsagar Tanks. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18100 on 05/06/2023.