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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
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra	LC	resident	2004	present	A1, A3
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii	VU	resident	2004	common	A1, A2, A3
Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1989	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	2004	present	A1
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Tickell's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus affinis	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Western Crowned Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-sided Bush-warbler Cettia brunnifrons	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Hume's Bush-warbler Horornis brunnescens	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodium	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3
Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chrysaeus	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides	LC	breeding	1989	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
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Dhorpatan	शिकार आरक्ष	100

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: Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dhorpatan-hunting-reserve-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.