Innerline (West) and Katakhal Reserve Forests


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR non-breeding (2015) present A1
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea VU resident (2015) present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT non-breeding (2015) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2015) present A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris CR non-breeding (2015) present A1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Innerline (West) and Katakhal Reserve Forests (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/innerline-(west)-and-katakhal-reserve-forests-iba-india on 23/12/2024.