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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa | CR | resident (2015) | present | A1 |
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii | VU | resident (2015) | present | A1 |
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | non-breeding (2015) | present | A1 |
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus | CR | non-breeding (2015) | present | A1 |
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis | CR | non-breeding (2015) | present | A1 |
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris | CR | non-breeding (2015) | present | A1 |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | winter (2015) | present | A1 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | non-breeding (2015) | present | A1 |
Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla | VU | resident (2015) | present | A1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/naina-devi-himalayan-bird-conservation-reserve-iba-india on 23/12/2024.