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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	2004	present	A3
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii	VU	resident	2004	rare	A1, A2, A3
Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2004	frequent	A1
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1989	present	A3
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	unknown	1989	present	A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Tickell's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus affinis	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis	LC	resident	2004	frequent	A2, A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis	LC	resident	2004	frequent	A2, A3
White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	1989	present	A3
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	1989	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides	LC	breeding	1989	present	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' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii	1	1	individuals	100	not assessed

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Rara	राष्ट्रिय पार्क	100
2006	Rara - Buffer Zone	मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र	58
2007	Rara Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	15

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane coniferous forest (mont temp/subtrop), Montane mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest	80
Grassland	Alpine and subalpine grassland	10
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools	10
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rara National Park (Nepal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rara-national-park-iba-nepal on 22/11/2024.