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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
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

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1950	Periyar	Sanctuary	33
2012	Western Ghats	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.