Data Zone
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 |
| Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus | NT | non-breeding | 2015 | present | A1 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | non-breeding | 2015 | present | A1 |
| Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata | VU | resident | 2015 | present | A1 |
| Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides | LC | resident | 2015 | present | A2 |
| White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis | VU | resident | 2015 | present | A1 |
| Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima | LC | resident | 2015 | present | A2 |
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: Melagiris (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/melagiris-iba-india on 23/11/2024.