IN355
Namdapha - Kamlang


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii VU resident (2002) present A1, A2
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae VU resident (2002) present A1
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR resident (2002) present A1
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis CR resident (2002) present A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus CR non-breeding (2002) present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter (2002) present A1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi LC resident (2002) present A2
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
Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei NT resident (2002) present A1, A2
Chevron-breasted Babbler Stachyris roberti NT resident (2002) present A2
Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella LC resident (2002) present A2
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis LC resident (2002) present A2
Streak-throated Barwing Sibia waldeni LC resident (2002) present A2
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa VU resident (2002) present A1
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra NT resident (2002) present A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Namdapha National Park (II) 70
1989 Kamlang Sanctuary (IV) 30

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Namdapha - Kamlang (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/namdapha--kamlang-iba-india on 27/12/2024.