Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (India) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	present	A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2003	62,000 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Conservation

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	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Thol Lake	Sanctuary	100

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
The Thol Lake SSG	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thol-lake-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.