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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
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	breeding (2004)	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (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
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	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
1990	Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin	Sanctuary (IV)	100

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Mandar Nature Club (Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary)	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vikramshila-gangetic-dolphin-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/12/2024.