Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii |
VU |
resident (2004) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis |
CR |
non-breeding (2004) |
present |
A1 |
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus |
CR |
non-breeding (2004) |
present |
A1 |
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus |
VU |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides |
LC |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra |
LC |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus |
NT |
resident (2004) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus |
NT |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa |
LC |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Chilappan Montecincla cachinnans |
NT |
resident (2000) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Chilappan Montecincla cachinnans |
NT |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti |
LC |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus |
LC |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes |
LC |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major |
NT |
resident (2004) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima |
LC |
resident (2004) |
present |
A2, A3 |
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.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2003 |
not assessed |
low |
not assessed |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
good |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
- |
|
Grassland |
- |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
forestry |
- |
nature conservation and research |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kemmangundi and Bababudan Hills (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kemmangundi-and-bababudan-hills-iba-india on 23/12/2024.