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The site was identified as important in 2016 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	2015	present	A1, A2, A3
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda	EN	resident	2015	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2015	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2015	present	A1
Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallidipes	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Malabar Whistling-thrush Myophonus horsfieldii	LC	resident	2015	present	A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2015	present	A2, A3
Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius	LC	resident	2015	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Phansad	Sanctuary	100

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