Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Hills (India)

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Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Hills

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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus	LC	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3

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
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	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
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
1987	Biligiri Rangaswami Temple	Sanctuary	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		68
Shrubland		28
Grassland		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Hills (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/biligiri-rangaswamy-temple-wildlife-sanctuary-and-hills-iba-india on 22/11/2024.