Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii |
VU |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
| Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus |
LC |
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 |
| 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 |
| Palani Chilappan Montecincla fairbanki |
NT |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
| White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris |
NT |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Malabar Whistling-thrush Myophonus horsfieldii |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
| Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, 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: Mathikettan Shola National Park (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mathikettan-shola-national-park-iba-india on 23/11/2024.
