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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A1

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 trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (>4 years)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Valley Of Flowers	National Park (II)	100
1988	Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	88
2004	Nanda Devi	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of Flowers National Park (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-flowers-national-park-iba-india on 23/12/2024.