The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus | NT | non-breeding | 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 |
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | non-breeding | 2015 | present | A1 |
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus | VU | resident | 2015 | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nandhour Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nandhour-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.