Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Justification

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
Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula asiatica LC resident 2015 present A3
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii VU resident 2015 present A1, A2, A3
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger LC resident 2015 present A3
Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis LC resident 2015 present A3
Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris LC resident 2015 present A3
Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus LC resident 2015 present A3
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus VU resident 2015 present A2, A3
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus NT resident 2015 present A3
Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus LC resident 2015 present A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus LC resident 2015 present A3
White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis LC resident 2015 present A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense LC resident 2015 present A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis LC resident 2015 present A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala LC resident 2015 present A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides LC resident 2015 present A2, A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus LC resident 2015 present A3
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera LC breeding 2015 present A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus LC breeding 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
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus NT resident 2015 present A2, A3
Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica LC resident 2015 present A3
Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii LC resident 2015 present A3
Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps LC resident 2015 present A3
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa LC resident 2015 present A2, 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
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes LC resident 2015 present A2, A3
Malabar Whistling-thrush Myophonus horsfieldii 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
Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti LC resident 2015 present A3

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Netravali Sanctuary 100
1968 Cotigaon Sanctuary 5
1987 Dandeli Sanctuary 10
1987 Anshi National Park 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/netravali-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.