Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 List1 |
Season |
Year(s) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii |
VU |
resident |
2004 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Chilappan Montecincla cachinnans |
NT |
resident |
2004 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus |
LC |
resident |
2004 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Sholakili Sholicola major |
NT |
resident |
2004 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa |
LC |
resident |
2004 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima |
LC |
resident |
2004 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis |
VU |
resident |
2004 |
present |
A2, A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.
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.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2003 |
not assessed |
medium |
not assessed |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
good |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
- |
|
Shrubland |
- |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
forestry |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thaishola (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thaishola-iba-india on 03/12/2024.