Lingambudhi Lake and environs (India) IBA | Details

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Lingambudhi Lake and environs

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1, A4i
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (2004)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	good	low	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Shrubland	-

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lingambudhi Lake and environs (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lingambudhi-lake-and-environs-iba-india on 25/12/2024.