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Tshangkha


IBA Justification

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
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda NT resident 2002 present A1, A2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tshangkha (Bhutan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tshangkha-iba-bhutan on 22/11/2024.