Mahaveer Swami Wildlife Sanctuary (Lalitpur) (India)

Mahaveer Swami Wildlife Sanctuary (Lalitpur)

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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	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
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus	VU	non-breeding	2015	present	A1

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: Mahaveer Swami Wildlife Sanctuary (Lalitpur) (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahaveer-swami-wildlife-sanctuary-(lalitpur)-iba-india on 22/11/2024.