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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
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (2004)	min 20,000 birds	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 trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% 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
1936	Vedanthangal	Sanctuary (IV)	38
1998	Karikili	Sanctuary (IV)	76

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vedanthangal and Karikili Bird Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vedanthangal-and-karikili-bird-sanctuary-iba-india on 27/12/2024.