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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
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 birds	A4iii

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	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Pabitora	Sanctuary (IV)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.