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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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	resident	2004	present	A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2004	present	A4i
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2004	present	A1
White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

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 area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Wild Ass	Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Desert		-
Forest		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wild-ass-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 22/11/2024.