NP024
Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park


IBA Justification

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 1989 uncommon A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii LC resident 2002 present A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae LC resident 1989 common A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus LC resident 1989 common A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus LC resident 1989 common A3
Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera LC resident 2000 common A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii LC resident 1989 common A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus LC resident 1989 common A3
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys LC resident 1989 common A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher LC resident 1989 common A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris LC breeding 1989 present A3
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos LC resident 1989 common A3
Hume's Bush-warbler Horornis brunnescens LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps LC resident 1989 frequent A3
Red-headed Tit Aegithalos iredalei LC resident 1989 common A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus LC resident 1989 common A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis LC resident 1989 common A3
Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris LC resident 1975 present A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys LC resident 1989 common A3
Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops LC resident 1989 common A3
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis LC resident 1989 frequent A3
Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata LC resident 1989 common A3
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis LC resident 1964-1974 present A3
Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis LC resident 1989 frequent A2, A3
Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis LC resident 1989 common A3
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus LC resident 1989 rare A3
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum LC resident 1989 present A3
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata LC resident 1989 common A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta LC resident 1989 frequent A3
Hoary-throated Barwing Sibia nipalensis LC resident 1989 frequent A2, A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula LC resident 1989 common A3
Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis LC breeding 1989 present A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis LC resident 1989 common A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea LC resident 1975 present A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor LC breeding 1989 uncommon A3
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea LC breeding 1975 present A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae LC resident 1989 uncommon A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger LC breeding 1975 present A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea LC breeding 1975 present A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura LC resident 1975 present A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident 1975 present A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris LC breeding 1989 uncommon A3
Blue-capped Rock-thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha LC breeding 1989 uncommon A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii LC resident 1975 present A3
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata LC breeding 1975 present A3
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis LC resident 1989 uncommon A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 near favourable low medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Agricultural expansion and intensification past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting small area/few individuals (<10%) very rapid to severe deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance likely in long term (beyond 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1985 Shivapuri-Nagarjun राष्ट्रिय पार्क 91

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest Montane broadleaf deciduous forest (mont temp), Pine forest (subtropical) -
Shrubland Secondary scrub -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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