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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra	LC	resident	2002	present	A1, A3
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria	LC	winter	2002	present	A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	2002	present	A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis	LC	unknown	2002	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Tickell's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus affinis	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Grey-sided Bush-warbler Cettia brunnifrons	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Hume's Bush-warbler Horornis brunnescens	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-headed Tit Aegithalos iredalei	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rufous-fronted Tit Aegithalos iouschistos	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A2, A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A2, A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Bush-robin Tarsiger hyperythrus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
White-browed Bush-robin Tarsiger indicus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chrysaeus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	non-breeding	2002	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Plain-backed Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Blanford's Rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Kanchanjunga	संरक्षण क्षेत्र	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kanchenjungha Conservation Area (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kanchenjungha-conservation-area-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.