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Kudaiyya marshland


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU resident (2004) present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2004) min 20,000 individuals A4iii

IBA Conservation

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 status
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2003 not assessed very high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Transportation and service corridors happen­ing now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Natural system modifications happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Pollution happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kudaiyya marshland (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kudaiyya-marshland-iba-india on 23/01/2025.