Simbalbara National Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus LC resident (2015) present A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN non-breeding (2015) present A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus CR non-breeding (2015) present A1, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2015) present A1, A3
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris CR non-breeding (2015) present A1, A3
Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata VU resident (2015) present A1
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris LC resident (2015) present A3
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus LC resident (2015) present A3
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense LC resident (2015) present A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis LC resident (2015) present A3
Plum-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala LC resident (2015) present A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus LC breeding (2015) present A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus LC resident (2015) present A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola LC resident (2015) present A3
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens LC resident (2015) present A3
Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera LC resident (2015) present A3
Sand Lark Alaudala raytal LC resident (2015) present A3
Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani LC resident (2015) present A3
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica LC resident (2015) present A3
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis LC resident (2015) present A3
Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi LC resident (2015) present A3
Jungle Babbler Argya striata LC resident (2015) present A3
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum LC breeding (2015) present A3
Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus LC resident (2015) present A3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Simbalbara National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/simbalbara-national-park-iba-india on 22/12/2024.