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Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve


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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii NT resident 2002 present A1, A2, A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola VU breeding 2002 present A1, A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis VU resident 2002 present A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1993 Torsa Strict Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp); Montane broadleaf deciduous forest (mont temp); Montane coniferous forest (mont temp/subtrop)
Grassland - Alpine and subalpine grassland
Shrubland - Subalpine and alpine scrub


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve (Bhutan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/toorsa-strict-nature-reserve-iba-bhutan on 03/12/2024.