Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary


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
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR non-breeding 2015 present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT 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

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: Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marat-longri-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.