Maguri and Motapung Beels (India) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Maguri and Motapung Beels

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis	NT	resident	2015	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2015	present	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2015	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre	VU	resident	2015	present	A1
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris	VU	resident	2015	present	A1, A2
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre	VU	resident	2015	present	A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maguri and Motapung Beels (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maguri-and-motapung-beels-iba-india on 22/11/2024.