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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
Nicobar Scrubfowl Megapodius nicobariensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Andaman Woodpigeon Columba palumboides	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia rufipennis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula caniceps	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia	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
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid 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
1989	Great Nicobar	Biosphere Reserve	100
1992	Campbell	National Park	31
1992	Galathea	National Park	13

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-nicobar-little-nicobar-iba-india on 22/11/2024.