Hanle Plains (Hanle River marshes) (India) IBA | Details

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Hanle Plains (Hanle River marshes)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis	NT	breeding (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1

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 assessment
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 trigger 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%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% 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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Changthang	Sanctuary (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hanle Plains (Hanle River marshes) (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hanle-plains-(hanle-river-marshes)-iba-india on 27/12/2024.