Data Zone
Country/territory: India
IBA criteria met: A1 (2004)
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Area: 2,000 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2003 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
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Site description (2004 baseline)
This wetland was formed during the great earthquake of 1897, thus it has immense value as a tectonic lake. It is inside Barduar Reserve Forest in Kamrup district, about 60 km southwest of Guwahati city, close to the Meghalaya border. Mayang Hill Reserve Forest lies to the south of Chandubi Lake. Being located inside a reserve forest has made it a secluded wetland with low biotic interference, and a potential site for bird conservation. Chandubi lake covers c. 300 ha and with its magnificent scenery is already on the tourist map. A large number of picnickers throng here every winter, mostly from Guwahati city and nearby areas. With proper planning and management, the area could be a major site for ecotourism. The villagers of Rajapara forest village and other fringe villages will also benefit from ecotourism. The lake is surrounded by low undulating hills covered with Moist Deciduous forest and patches of Semi-evergreen Forests. Sal Shorea robusta is the dominant tree species in the area.
Key biodiversity
AVIFAUNA: Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus and Pallas’s Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus are the threatened species found in this lake, which also attracts a large number of waterfowl. In the adjoining Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, White-cheeked Hill-Partridge Arborophila atrogularis, Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii, Blyth’s Kingfisher Alcedo hercules, Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica, White-throated Bulbul Criniger flaveolus, Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum are the various biome species of conservation interest.
OTHER KEY FAUNA: Among mammals, we see Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang, Assamese macaque Macaca assamensis, Rhesus macaque M. mulatta, Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus, Hoolock gibbon Hylobates hoolock, Dhole or Wild dog Cuon alpinus (occasional), Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus, Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula, Hogbadger Arctonyx collaris, Ferret-badger Melogale sp., Jungle Cat Felis chaus, Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis, Leopard Panthera pardus, Tiger Panthera tigris, Asian Elephant Elephas maximus, Wild Boar Sus scrofa, Sambar Cervus unicolor, Barking Deer Muntiacus muntjak, Serow Naemorhedus sumatraensis (rare), Malayan Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor, Irrawaddy or Himalayan Hoary-bellied squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus, Hoary Bamboo Rat Rhizomys pruinosus, Chinese Porcupine Hystrix brachyura, Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, and Rufous-tailed Hare Lepus nigricollis ruficaudatus. There are also unconfirmed reports of the Pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina, Stump-tailed macaque M. arctoides and Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa (Choudhury 2003).
Acknowledgements
Key contributors: Anwaruddin Choudhury and Kulojyoti Lahkar.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chandubi Lake and adjoining areas (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chandubi-lake-and-adjoining-areas-iba-india on 23/11/2024.