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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (2002)	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2002)	present	A1
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (2002)	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Urpod Beel (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/urpod-beel-iba-india on 13/01/2025.