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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
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.

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
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	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.