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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Phansad	Sanctuary (IV)	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 23/12/2024.