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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus	VU	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii	VU	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3
Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis	LC	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3
Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca	LC	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Ayubia	National Park (V)	34

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayubia National Park and Kao valley, Dunga Gali (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayubia-national-park-and-kao-valley-dunga-gali-iba-pakistan on 23/12/2024.