IN409
Upper Dihing (East) Complex


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-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR resident (2002) present A1
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea VU resident (2002) present A1
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus CR resident (2002) present A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius NT breeding (2002) present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2002) present A1
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis CR resident (2002) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2002) present A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris CR non-breeding (2002) present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter (2002) present A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis VU resident (2002) present A1
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator LC resident (2002) present A2
Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei NT resident (2004) present A1, A2
Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus nuchalis NT resident (2002) present A2

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 (2003) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2003 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Pollution happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Energy production and mining happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Dihing (East) Complex (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-dihing-(east)-complex-iba-india on 23/12/2024.