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Kulahupuzha Reserved Forest


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year[s] of estimate) 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

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Natural system modifications happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now 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
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Ponmudi Sanctuary (-) 46
1984 Shendurney Sanctuary (IV) 59
2012 Western Ghats World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -


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 06/12/2024.