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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
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	breeding	2004	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis	CR	resident	2002	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2002	present	A1
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2002	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2002	present	A1
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	winter	2002	present	A2
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2002	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Pabitora	Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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