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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key 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
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
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2, A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3

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.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Bhagwan Mahavir	Sanctuary (IV)	100
1967	Mollem	Sanctuary (IV)	-
1987	Dandeli	Sanctuary (IV)	9
1992	Mollem	National Park (II)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary (including Molem) (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bhagwan-mahavir-wildlife-sanctuary-(including-molem)-iba-india on 16/01/2025.