IN408
Tirap - Burhidihing


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
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR resident (2002) present A1
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus CR resident (2004) present A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2004) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2002) present A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris CR non-breeding (2002) present A1

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 very 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Energy production and mining happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tirap - Burhidihing (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tirap--burhidihing-iba-india on 24/12/2024.