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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
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2002	frequent	A1, A4i
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident	2004	present	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	resident	2002	rare	A1, A3
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	resident	2002	rare	A1, A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	2002	uncommon	A1
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	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
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	winter	2002	rare	A2
Blackish-breasted Babbler Stachyris humei	NT	resident	2002	rare	A1, A2
Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	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	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dharan forests (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dharan-forests-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.