Malayattur Reserve Forest


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
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

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: Malayattur Reserve Forest (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malayattur-reserve-forest-iba-india on 22/11/2024.