• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger	LC	resident (2004)	present	A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	LC	resident (2004)	present	A4i
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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-

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

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watrap Periakulam and Virakasamuthrakulam (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watrap-periakulam-and-virakasamuthrakulam-iba-india on 23/12/2024.