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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica	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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
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
Dusky Eagle-owl Bubo coromandus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	resident	2015	present	A1, A3
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
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	resident	2015	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea	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
Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum	LC	breeding	2015	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Brown Rockchat Oenanthe fusca	LC	resident	2015	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Hazaribagh	Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hazaribagh-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.