Keibul Lamjao National Park


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
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 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1975 Keibul-Lamjao National Park (II) 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 26/12/2024.