Keshopur Miani (or Chhamb) Community Reserve


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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU non-breeding (2015) present A1
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus NT non-breeding (2015) present A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN non-breeding (2015) frequent A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2015) uncommon A1
Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata VU resident (2015) present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter (2015) present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (2007–2014) 30,000–40,000 birds A4iii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Keshopur Miani (or Chhamb) Community Reserve (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/keshopur-miani-(or-chhamb)-community-reserve-iba-india on 23/12/2024.