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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
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii	NT	resident	2002	present	A1, A2
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A3
Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A3
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	resident	2002	present	A2, A3
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri	LC	resident	2002	present	A2, A3
Blackish-breasted Babbler Stachyris humei	NT	resident	2002	present	A2
Rufous-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis caudatus	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Slender-billed Babbler Argya longirostris	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A3
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra	NT	resident	2002	present	A1, A2

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
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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
-	Kitam	Sanctuary	30

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lowland forests of South Sikkim (Melli-Baguwa-Kitam, Jorethang-Namchi, Sombarey) (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lowland-forests-of-south-sikkim-(melli-baguwa-kitam-jorethang-namchi-sombarey)-iba-india on 22/11/2024.