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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
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident	2002	present	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	breeding	2004	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2002	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2002	present	A1
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, 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
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	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
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	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
1972	Lawkhowa	Sanctuary	61
1995	Burachapori	Sanctuary	39

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laokhowa and Burhachapori Sanctuaries (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laokhowa-and-burhachapori-sanctuaries-iba-india on 22/11/2024.