Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve


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
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.