IN441
Blue Mountain (Phawngpui) 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
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii VU resident (2002) present A1, A2
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae VU resident (2002) present A1
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda NT resident (2002) present A1, A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri LC resident (2002) present A2
Brown-capped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron austeni LC resident (2002) present A2
Striped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron virgatum LC resident (2002) present A2
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis LC resident (2002) present A2

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 (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2014 moderate very high medium
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
Forest good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>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 Very little or no conservation action taking place medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1992 Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blue Mountain (Phawngpui) National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blue-mountain-(phawngpui)-national-park-iba-india on 22/12/2024.