Udanti and Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuaries (India) IBA | Details

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Udanti and Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuaries

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1, A3
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
Green Avadavat Amandava formosa	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	good	high	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Sitanadi	Sanctuary (IV)	69
1983	Udanti Wild Buffalo	Sanctuary (IV)	31

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Udanti-Sitanadi SSG	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Udanti and Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuaries (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/udanti-and-sitanadi-wildlife-sanctuaries-iba-india on 23/12/2024.