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Thimsing La


IBA Justification

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
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii NT resident (2002) present A1, A2, A3
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii VU resident (2002) present A1, A2, A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp); Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thimsing La (Bhutan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thimsing-la-iba-bhutan on 07/12/2024.