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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
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii	NT	resident	2002	present	A1, A2
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii	VU	resident	2002	present	A1, A2
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2002	present	A1
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Brown-throated Fulvetta Fulvetta ludlowi	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Chevron-breasted Babbler Stachyris roberti	NT	resident	2002	present	A2
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella	LC	resident	2002	present	A2
Streak-throated Barwing Sibia waldeni	LC	resident	2002	present	A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Mehao	Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mehao-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.