Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary and Maniyari Reservoir (India)

Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary and Maniyari Reservoir

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Rock Bush-quail Perdicula argoondah	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Painted Bush-quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Mottled Wood-owl Strix ocellata	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera	LC	breeding	2015	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Sykes's Lark Galerida deva	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum	LC	breeding	2015	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Brown Rockchat Oenanthe fusca	LC	resident	2015	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary and Maniyari Reservoir (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/achanakmar-wildlife-sanctuary-and-maniyari-reservoir-iba-india on 22/11/2024.