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Bandipur National Park


IBA Justification

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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii VU resident (2004) present A1, A2, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2004) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2004) present A1
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus VU resident (2004) present A2, A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides LC resident (2004) present A2, A3
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra LC resident (2004) present A2, A3
White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis VU resident (2004) present A1
Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus LC resident (2004) present A1, A2
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus NT resident (2004) present A2, A3
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes LC resident (2004) present A2, A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima LC resident (2004) present A2, A3

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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 good very high medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Unknown medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1942 Mudumalai Sanctuary (IV) 3
1973 Wayanad Sanctuary (IV) 2
1974 Bandipur National Park (II) 100
1974 Nugu Sanctuary (IV) 3
2000 Nilgiri UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bandipur National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bandipur-national-park-iba-india on 23/12/2024.