BD010
Sunderbans (East, South, West Wildlife Sanctuaries)


IBA Justification

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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus CR resident 2004 present A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius NT non-breeding 2004 present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident 2004 present A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis NT non-breeding 2004 present A1
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea CR winter 2004 present A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis EN winter 2004 present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN resident 2004 present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a - 2004 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
The Sundarbans World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 139,700 protected area overlaps with site 139,699
Sundarbans Reserved Forest Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 601,700 protected area overlaps with site 139,699
Sundarban West Wildlife Sanctuary 71,502 protected area overlaps with site 70,502
Sundarban South Wildlife Sanctuary 36,970 protected area contained by site 36,970
Sundarban East Wildlife Sanctuary 31,226 protected area overlaps with site 31,226

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Mangrove forest (tropical) -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sunderbans (East, South, West Wildlife Sanctuaries). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sunderbans-(east-south-west-wildlife-sanctuaries)-iba-bangladesh on 19/03/2024.