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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
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2002	present	A1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi	LC	resident	2002	present	A2, A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2002	present	A1
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A2
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A3
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra	NT	resident	2002	present	A1, A2, A3

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
No known threats	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible 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
1992	Neora Valley	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lava - Neora Valley National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lava--neora-valley-national-park-iba-india on 22/11/2024.