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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
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2, A3
Tibetan Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon harmani	LC	resident (2002)	present	A2, A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	breeding (2004)	present	A1, A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi	LC	resident (2002)	present	A2, A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni	LC	resident (2002)	present	A2, A3
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
Slender-billed Babbler Argya longirostris	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1
Giant Babax Pterorhinus waddelli	LC	resident (2002)	present	A2, A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A2, A3

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
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% 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
1999	Pangolakha	Sanctuary (-)	100

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

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary - Zuluk - Bedang Tso - Natula Complex (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pangolakha-wildlife-sanctuary--zuluk--bedang-tso--natula-complex-iba-india on 05/12/2024.