Keibul Lamjao National Park


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
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT non-breeding 2015 present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2015 present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN non-breeding 2015 present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a non-breeding 2015 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

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
1975 Keibul-Lamjao National Park 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Keibul Lamjao National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/keibul-lamjao-national-park-iba-india on 23/11/2024.