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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola	LC	resident	2000	common	A3
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra	LC	resident	2004	uncommon	A1, A3
Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria	LC	winter	1989	uncommon	A3
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident	2004	frequent	A1
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1989	common	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	breeding	2004	frequent	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	2004	rare	A1
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	breeding	1989	frequent	A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus	LC	resident	2000	frequent	A3
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri	LC	passage	2004	frequent	A1, A2
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Western Crowned Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis	LC	unknown	2004	present	A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Chestnut-crowned Bush-warbler Cettia major	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-sided Bush-warbler Cettia brunnifrons	LC	breeding	1989	frequent	A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata	LC	breeding	1989	frequent	A3
Hume's Bush-warbler Horornis brunnescens	LC	breeding	1989	common	A3
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus	LC	breeding	1989	frequent	A3
Red-headed Tit Aegithalos iredalei	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodium	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	2000	frequent	A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii	LC	breeding	2000	uncommon	A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	breeding	1989	frequent	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	1989	common	A3
White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-browed Bush-robin Tarsiger indicus	LC	resident	2000	rare	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata	LC	breeding	1989	common	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1989	common	A3
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda	LC	breeding	1989	rare	A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis	VU	unknown	2004	present	A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda	LC	breeding	1989	frequent	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	2000	frequent	A3
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni	LC	winter	2004	rare	A2
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Grassland	poor (40-69%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Khaptad	राष्ट्रिय पार्क	100
2006	Khaptad - Buffer Zone	मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र	49

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khaptad National Park (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khaptad-national-park-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.