Jor Beer


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
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of 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 23/12/2024.