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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
Andaman Woodpigeon Columba palumboides	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia rufipennis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Crake Rallina canningi	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleii	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia	LC	resident	2004	present	A2

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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Interview Island	Sanctuary	100
1977	Roper Island	Sanctuary	-
1977	Surat Island	Sanctuary	-
1977	Ranger Island	Sanctuary	-
1977	Spike Island-I	Sanctuary	-
1977	Entrance Island	Sanctuary	-
1977	Snake Island-I	Sanctuary	-
1977	Buchanan Island	Sanctuary	-
1977	Sea Serpent Island	Sanctuary	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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