Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus LC resident 2015 present A3
Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica LC resident 2015 present A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus LC resident 2015 present A3
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii LC resident 2015 present A3
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus NT non-breeding 2015 present A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa LC resident 2015 present A3
Mottled Wood-owl Strix ocellata LC resident 2015 present A3
Dusky Eagle-owl Bubo coromandus LC resident 2015 present A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN non-breeding 2015 present A1
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris LC resident 2015 present A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus LC resident 2015 present A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense LC resident 2015 present A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis LC resident 2015 present A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala LC resident 2015 present A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus LC resident 2015 present A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola LC resident 2015 present A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens LC resident 2015 present A3
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus LC resident 2015 present A3
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica LC resident 2015 present A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis LC resident 2015 present A3
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra LC resident 2015 present A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata LC resident 2015 present A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum LC breeding 2015 present A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica LC resident 2015 present A3
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus LC resident 2015 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1976 Dalma Sanctuary 19


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dalma-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.