IN357
Pakhui or Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Justification

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
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR resident 2002 present A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis VU resident 2002 present A1
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator LC resident 2002 present A2
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni LC resident 2002 present A2
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri LC resident 2002 present A2
Rusty-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis NT resident 2004 present A2
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre VU resident 2004 present A1, A2
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis LC resident 2002 present A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1977 Pakke (Pakhui) Sanctuary 100
1985 Nameri Sanctuary 3

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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