IN398
Orang National Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis NT resident (2002) present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR winter (2002) present A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis CR resident (1985–1989) 30–40 birds A1, A4ii
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius NT breeding (2002) present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2002) present A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis NT resident (2002) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2004) present A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris CR non-breeding (2004) present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN resident (2002) present A1
Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus VU resident (2002) present A1
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus EN resident (2002) present A1

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 high 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
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Natural system modifications happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1985 Orang Sanctuary (IV) 20
1998 Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Grassland -
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orang National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orang-national-park-iba-india on 23/12/2024.