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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2002	present	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	breeding	2002	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2002	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2002	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Unknown	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Deepor Beel	Sanctuary	100
2002	Deepor Beel	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/deepor-beel-bird-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.