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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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2, A3
Long-billed Grasshopper-warbler Locustella major	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1950	Periyar	Sanctuary (IV)	33
2012	Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Forest	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tirunelveli Reserve Forest (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tirunelveli-reserve-forest-iba-india on 23/12/2024.