Chakrashila Complex (India) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Chakrashila Complex

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
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2002	present	A4i
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	breeding	2002	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2002	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2002	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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	very high	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
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Pollution	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
1994	Chakrasila	Sanctuary	86

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chakrashila Complex (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chakrashila-complex-iba-india on 22/11/2024.