IN408
Tirap - Burhidihing


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
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

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 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 majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Energy production and mining happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) very rapid to severe deterioration low
Biological resource use 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

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.