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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
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A4i

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
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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
1994	Koonthankulam-Kadankulam	Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kunthangulam Bird Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kunthangulam-bird-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/11/2024.