PK008
Kayal valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus VU resident 2004 present A1, A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Grassland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kayal valley (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kayal-valley-iba-pakistan on 26/11/2024.