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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident (2004)	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2003) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Katarniaghat	Sanctuary (IV)	100

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

Name	Year formed
Katerniaghat SSG	0

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

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

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Girijapur Barrage (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/katerniaghat-wildlife-sanctuary-and-girijapur-barrage-iba-india on 23/12/2024.