NP019
Phulchoki Mountain forests


IBA Justification

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 moderate medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area 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

Habitats

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


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 23/12/2024.