Sambhar Lake (India) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Sambhar Lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	very unfavourable	very high	negligible
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
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Sambhar Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	78

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sambhar Lake (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sambhar-lake-iba-india on 22/11/2024.