Anamudi Shola National Park


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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii VU resident 2015 present A1, A2, A3
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor LC resident 2015 present A3
Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus LC resident 2015 present A3
White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis LC resident 2015 present A3
House Swallow Hirundo javanica LC resident 2015 present A3
Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii LC resident 2015 present A3
Palani Chilappan Montecincla fairbanki NT resident 2015 present A2, A3
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus LC resident 2015 present A2, A3
White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris NT resident 2015 present A1, A2, A3
Malabar Whistling-thrush Myophonus horsfieldii LC resident 2015 present A3
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa LC resident 2015 present A2, A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima LC resident 2015 present A2, A3
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis VU resident 2015 present A1, A2, A3

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2012 Western Ghats World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 23


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anamudi Shola National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anamudi-shola-national-park-iba-india on 23/11/2024.