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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
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala	LC	resident (2004)	present	A4i
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (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 (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate manage­ment plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the popul­ations of qualify­ing bird species	Unknown	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1940	Ranganathittu Bird	Sanctuary (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rangananthittu Bird Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rangananthittu-bird-sanctuary-iba-india on 16/01/2025.