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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Pin Valley	National Park	3
1962	Great Himalayan	National Park	100
1994	Sainj	Sanctuary	-
2014	Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.