Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary


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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU non-breeding (2015) present A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN non-breeding (2015) present A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus CR non-breeding (2015) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2015) present A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus CR non-breeding (2015) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1975 Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary (IV) 37


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jawahar-sagar-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/12/2024.