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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding	2004	uncommon	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	non-breeding	2004	uncommon	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	breeding	2002-2003	71 nests	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2004	uncommon	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	2002	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	CR	winter	2004	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	71	6	nests	9	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Gosaikunda and Associated Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	26

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nawalparasi forests (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nawalparasi-forests-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.