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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	Ramnagar Rakha	Sanctuary (IV)	100

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

Name	Year formed
Ramnagar SSG	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ramnagar-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 25/01/2025.