Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary (India) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2004	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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	very 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
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Vettangudi	Sanctuary	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vettangudi-bird-sanctuary-iba-india on 25/11/2024.