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Pabho Reserve Forest


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis NT resident (2004) present A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius NT breeding (2004) present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2004) present A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis NT resident (2004) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2004) present A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris CR non-breeding (2004) present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter (2004) present A1
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris VU resident (2004) present A1, A2

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 status
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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happen­ing now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Pollution happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Grassland -
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pabho Reserve Forest (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pabho-reserve-forest-iba-india on 13/01/2025.