Jengdia Beel and Satgaon (India) IBA | Details

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Jengdia Beel and Satgaon

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IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	breeding (2002)	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (2002)	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident (2002)	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident (2002)	present	A1

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 (2012) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2012	favourable	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	medium

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	whole population/area (>90%)	rapid deterioration (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Energy production and mining	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid deterioration (>30% over 3 generations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Jengdia Beel SSG	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jengdia Beel and Satgaon (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jengdia-beel-and-satgaon-iba-india on 22/01/2025.