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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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	2004	present	A1
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	present	A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

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.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Kachchh Desert	Sanctuary	7

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Chhari Dhand SSG (Centre for Desert and Ocean)	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Banni Grassland and Chhari Dhand (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/banni-grassland-and-chhari-dhand-iba-india on 22/11/2024.