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Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary


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
Andaman Coucal Centropus andamanensis LC resident (2004) present A2
Andaman Crake Rallina canningi LC resident (2004) present A2
Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini VU resident (2004) present A2
Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis LC resident (2004) present A2
White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia LC 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 medium 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
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

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
1977 Landfall Island Sanctuary (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/landfall-island-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/12/2024.