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Governor's Shola (Nilgiri)


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii VU resident (2004) present A1, A2
Nilgiri Chilappan Montecincla cachinnans NT resident (2004) present A1, A2
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major NT resident (2004) present A1, A2
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa LC resident (2004) present A2
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima LC resident (2004) 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 status
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2003 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happen­ing now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happen­ing now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Pollution happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Shrubland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Governor's Shola (Nilgiri) (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/governors-shola-(nilgiri)-iba-india on 12/01/2025.