Malayattur Reserve Forest (India) IBA | Details

Malayattur 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
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus	NT	resident (2015)	present	A3
Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra	LC	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa	LC	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti	LC	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes	LC	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
Malabar Whistling-thrush Myophonus horsfieldii	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident (2015)	present	A2, A3
Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius	LC	resident (2015)	present	A3

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malayattur Reserve Forest (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malayattur-reserve-forest-iba-india on 23/12/2024.