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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
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	2012-2013	9,106 individuals	A4i
Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus	NT	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding	2012-2013	977 individuals	A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2015	present	A1
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus	NT	resident	2015	present	A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2012-2013	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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