Mahendri Reserve Forest (India) IBA | Details

Mahendri Reserve Forest

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus	NT	non-breeding (2015)	present	A1
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Forest Owlet Athene blewitti	EN	resident (2015)	present	A1, A2
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
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera	LC	breeding (2015)	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum	LC	breeding (2015)	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahendri Reserve Forest (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahendri-reserve-forest-iba-india on 22/12/2024.