NP011
Khaptad National Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 very poor high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications likely in short term (<4 years) few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1984 Khaptad राष्ट्रिय पार्क (II) 100
2006 Khaptad - Buffer Zone मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र (VI) 49

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Grassland -


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 23/12/2024.