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Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Justification

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
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae VU resident 2002 present A1
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda NT resident 2002 present A1, A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri LC resident 2002 present A2
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis LC resident 2002 present A2

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


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 (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2014 near favourable very high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable

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%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1999 Lengteng Sanctuary 67

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lengteng-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.