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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
Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris	VU	resident	2003	present	A2

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: The Chapories of Lohit Reserve (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-chapories-of-lohit-reserve-iba-india on 22/11/2024.