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The site was identified as important in 2005 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	2002	present	A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2004	uncommon	A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident	2004	rare	A1, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A3
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	resident	2004	uncommon	A1, A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	2002	rare	A1
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-headed Falcon Falco chicquera	NT	resident	2002	present	A3
Slaty-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta himalayana	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Sand Lark Alaudala raytal	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura	LC	unknown	2002	present	A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2010	Banke	राष्ट्रिय पार्क	5
2010	Banke - Buffer Zone	मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dang Deukhuri foothill forests and west Rapti wetlands (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dang-deukhuri-foothill-forests-and-west-rapti-wetlands-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.