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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
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (2004)	present	A1
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	winter (2004)	present	A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (2004)	70,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Kachchh Desert	Sanctuary (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	-
Forest	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flamingo City (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flamingo-city-iba-india on 23/12/2024.