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Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary


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
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN resident (2004) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Moist deciduous forest (tropical)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary (Bangladesh). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pablakhali-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-bangladesh on 06/12/2024.