Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary (India) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Ashambu Chilappan Montecincla meridionalis	VU	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Ashambu Chilappan Montecincla meridionalis	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3

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 (2003) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2003	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Neyyar	Sanctuary	100
1977	Mundanthurai	Sanctuary	5
1983	Peppara	Sanctuary	61
2012	Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/neyyar-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/11/2024.