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Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Justification

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
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii NT resident 2002 present A1, A2
Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri LC resident 2002 present A1, A2
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii VU resident 2004 present A1, A2
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi LC resident 2002 present A2
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella LC resident 2002 present A2
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa VU resident 2004 present A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Dibang-Dihang Biosphere Reserve -
1991 Dibang Sanctuary 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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