IN432
Dzuku Valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii VU resident (2002) present A1, A2
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae VU resident (2002) present A1
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda NT resident (2004) present A1, A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri LC resident (2002) present A2
Chevron-breasted Babbler Stachyris roberti NT resident (2002) present A2
Brown-capped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron austeni LC resident (2002) present A2
Striped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron virgatum LC resident (2002) present A2
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis LC resident (2002) present A2
Streak-throated Barwing Sibia waldeni LC resident (2002) present A2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2003) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2003 not assessed medium not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Pollution happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dzuku Valley (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dzuku-valley-iba-india on 06/12/2024.