Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve (India) IBA | Details

Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve

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IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus	NT	non-breeding (2015)	present	A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda	EN	resident (2015)	present	A1
Mottled Wood-owl Strix ocellata	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	non-breeding (2015)	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2015)	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	resident (2015)	present	A1, A3
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Red-headed Falcon Falco chicquera	NT	resident (2015)	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera	LC	breeding (2015)	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Sykes's Lark Galerida deva	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum	LC	breeding (2015)	present	A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guru-ghasidas-tiger-reserve-iba-india on 11/01/2025.