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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
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1, A4i

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Chitrangudi	Sanctuary (IV)	32
1989	Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary	Sanctuary (IV)	68

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chitragudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chitragudi-and-kanjirankulam-bird-sanctuary-iba-india on 27/12/2024.