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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
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 birds	A4iii

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%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Harike Lake	Sanctuary (IV)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.