Jor Beer


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
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni 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
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2015 present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU non-breeding 2015 present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN 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
1900 Jor Beed Gadwala Bikaner Conservation Reserve -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jor Beer (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jor-beer-iba-india on 22/11/2024.