Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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 2015 present A1, A2
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii VU resident 2015 present A1, A2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2015 present A1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi LC resident 2015 present A2
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis VU resident 2015 present A1
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni LC resident 2015 present A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri LC resident 2015 present A2
Rufous-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis caudatus LC resident 2015 present A2
Blackish-breasted Babbler Stachyris humei NT resident 2015 present A2
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre VU resident 2015 present A1
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella LC resident 2015 present A2
Bugun Liocichla Liocichla bugunorum CR resident 2015 present A1
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis LC resident 2015 present A2
Streak-throated Barwing Sibia waldeni LC resident 2015 present A2
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa VU resident 2015 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.



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