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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
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2004	present	A1
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1978	Itanagar	Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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