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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ponmudi	Sanctuary	46
1984	Shendurney	Sanctuary	59
2012	Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kulahupuzha Reserved Forest (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kulahupuzha-reserved-forest-iba-india on 22/11/2024.