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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2004	present	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus	NT	resident	2004	present	A4i
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra	VU	passage	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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 (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

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
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Harike Lake	Sanctuary	100
1990	Harike Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harike-lake-bird-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.