Marine National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (India)

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Marine National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2012	favourable	high	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Marine (Gulf of Kachchh)	Sanctuary	64
1982	Gulf of Kutch	Marine National Park	100
1995	Marine (Gujarat)	National Park	36

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Desert		-
Forest		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marine National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marine-national-park-and-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/11/2024.