The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List1 |
Season |
Year(s) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii |
VU |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus |
VU |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, 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 |
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus |
NT |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
House Swallow Hirundo javanica |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
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 |
Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Chilappan Montecincla cachinnans |
NT |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major |
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 |
Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti |
LC |
resident |
2015 |
present |
A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.