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 |
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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 |
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) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Forest | - |
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.