IN002
Dachigam National Park


IBA Justification

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
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2004) present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU winter (2004) present A1
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri LC breeding (2004) present A2, A3
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra VU breeding (2004) present A1, A2, A3
Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca LC resident (2004) present A2, A3

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 medium 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Residential and commercial development past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1981 Dachigam National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Grassland -
Shrubland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dachigam National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dachigam-national-park-iba-india on 23/12/2024.