Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | non-breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
| Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus | CR | resident (2004) | present | A1 |
| Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger | LC | resident (2004) | present | A4i |
| White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis | CR | non-breeding (2004) | present | A1 |
| Indian Vulture Gyps indicus | CR | non-breeding (2004) | present | A1 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | winter (2004) | present | A1 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | passage (2004) | present | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown (2004) | min 20,000 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | poor | very high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
| Grassland | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gangapur Dam and grasslands (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gangapur-dam-and-grasslands-iba-india on 23/12/2024.