IN059
Bardha Dam


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
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC non-breeding (2004) present A4i
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos LC resident (2004) present A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC non-breeding (2004) present A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU resident (2004) present A1, A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC non-breeding (2004) present A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT winter (2004) present A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus LC non-breeding (2004) present A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax LC - (2004) present A4i
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2004) present A1, 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 moderate high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Some limited conservation initiatives are in place very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine -
Artificial/Terrestrial -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bardha Dam (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bardha-dam-iba-india on 06/12/2024.