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Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park


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
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

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
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% 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
1973 Parambikulam Sanctuary (IV) 3
1976 Anamalai Sanctuary (IV) 85
1976 Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) Sanctuary (IV) 85
1978 Eravikulam National Park (II) 2
1984 Chinnar Sanctuary (IV) 2
1989 Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park (II) 12
2012 Western Ghats World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 4

Habitats

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

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 07/12/2024.