Balpakram Complex (India) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Balpakram Complex

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	CR	resident	2002	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis	LC	resident	2002	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2003) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2003	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Siju	Sanctuary	2
1986	Balphakram	National Park	82

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balpakram Complex (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balpakram-complex-iba-india on 22/11/2024.