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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
Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys	LC	resident (2004)	present	A2
Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca	LC	resident (2004)	present	A2
Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni	LC	resident (2004)	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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (>4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Pin Valley	National Park (II)	3
1962	Great Himalayan	National Park (II)	100
1994	Sainj	Sanctuary (IV)	-
2014	Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	80

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
SAHARA (Great Himalayan National Park)	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Himalayan National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-himalayan-national-park-iba-india on 24/12/2024.