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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
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis	NT	breeding	2002	present	A1, A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2002	present	A1
Giant Babax Pterorhinus waddelli	LC	resident	2002	present	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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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
1977	Khangchendzonga	National Park	4
2016	Khangchendzonga National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lhonak Valley (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lhonak-valley-iba-india on 23/11/2024.