IN355
Namdapha - Kamlang


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) 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
Chevron-breasted Babbler Stachyris roberti NT resident 2002 present A2
Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei NT resident 2002 present A1, 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1983 Namdapha National Park 70
1989 Kamlang Sanctuary 30

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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 23/11/2024.