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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
Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3

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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1962	Great Himalayan	National Park	65
1992	Tirthan	Sanctuary	100
2014	Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	40

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tirthan-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/11/2024.