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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
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis	NT	resident (2002)	present	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident (2002)	present	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	breeding (2004)	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (2002)	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2002)	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding (2002)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident (2002)	present	A1
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis	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 (2003) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% 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
-	Ripu-Chirang	Sanctuary (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ripu and Chirang Reserve Forests (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ripu-and-chirang-reserve-forests-iba-india on 10/01/2025.