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Jarawa Reserve (Middle Andaman and South Andaman)


IBA Justification

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 Coucal Centropus andamanensis LC resident 2004 present A2
Andaman Crake Rallina canningi LC resident 2004 present A2
Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis LC resident 2004 present A2
Andaman Scops-owl Otus balli 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.


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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Residential and commercial development happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) very rapid to severe deterioration low
Transportation and service corridors happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) very rapid to severe deterioration low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) moderate to rapid deterioration low
Biological resource use happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1977 Tuft Island Sanctuary -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jarawa Reserve (Middle Andaman and South Andaman) (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jarawa-reserve-(middle-andaman-and-south-andaman)-iba-india on 22/11/2024.