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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
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	breeding (2002)	present	A1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Montane coniferous forest (mont temp/subtrop); Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp)
Grassland	-	Alpine and subalpine grassland
Shrubland	-	Subalpine and alpine scrub

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chele La (Bhutan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chele-la-iba-bhutan on 22/12/2024.