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INS - Shivaji and adjoining areas, Lonavla


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
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus CR non-breeding (2004) present A1
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus VU resident (2004) present A2, A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides LC resident (2004) present A2, A3
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus NT resident (2004) present A1, A2, A3
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri LC winter (2004) present A2
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa LC resident (2004) present A2, A3
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes 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 low 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
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Residential and commercial development likely in short term (<4 years) few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% 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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
energy production and mining -
forestry -
military -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: INS - Shivaji and adjoining areas, Lonavla (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ins--shivaji-and-adjoining-areas-lonavla-iba-india on 23/12/2024.