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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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Sholakili Sholicola albiventris	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3

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	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	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
1950	Periyar	Sanctuary	100
1982	Periyar	National Park	45
2012	Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Periyar Foundation	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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