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Narasambudhi Lake


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
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC winter 2004 750 individuals A4i
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus LC non-breeding 2004 700 individuals A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus LC winter 2004 min 2,000 individuals A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis NT non-breeding 2004 200 individuals A1, A4i
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding 2004 present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2004 1-2 individuals A1

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


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2012 favourable not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine -
Artificial/Terrestrial -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Narasambudhi Lake (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/narasambudhi-lake-iba-india on 22/11/2024.