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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Blue-naped Pitta Hydrornis nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Nepal Cupwing Pnoepyga immaculata	LC	passage	2002	rare	A2
White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Red-headed Tit Aegithalos iredalei	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A2, A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum	LC	resident	2000	rare	A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta	LC	resident	1989	rare	A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A2, A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	1989	frequent	A3
Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	common	A3
Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii	LC	breeding	2000	uncommon	A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1989	uncommon	A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	uncommon	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phulchoki Mountain forests (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phulchoki-mountain-forests-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.