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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	2004	present	A1, A3
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre	VU	resident	2004	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Lawachara	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical), Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lawachara / West Bhanugach Reserved Forest (Bangladesh). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lawachara--west-bhanugach-reserved-forest-iba-bangladesh on 22/11/2024.