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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding (2004)	present	A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A4i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	non-breeding (2004)	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (2004)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40–69%)	moderate (70–90%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sulekere Lake (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sulekere-lake-iba-india on 23/12/2024.