Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (India)

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Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Palani Chilappan Montecincla fairbanki	NT	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Palani Chilappan Montecincla fairbanki	NT	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Parambikulam	Sanctuary	3
1976	Anamalai	Sanctuary	85
1976	Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)	Sanctuary	85
1978	Eravikulam	National Park	2
1984	Chinnar	Sanctuary	2
1989	Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)	National Park	12
2012	Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	4

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/indira-gandhi-wildlife-sanctuary-and-national-park-iba-india on 22/11/2024.