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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus	NT	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata	VU	resident	2015	present	A1
Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus	NT	resident	2015	present	A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera	LC	breeding	2015	present	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	breeding	2015	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Malabar Whistling-thrush Myophonus horsfieldii	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti	LC	resident	2015	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1969	Bondla	Sanctuary	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bondla-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 26/11/2024.