Mathikettan Shola National Park


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
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


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 23/12/2024.