Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1975 Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary 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 22/11/2024.