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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
Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus	VU	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2004	present	A1
Malabar Parakeet Nicopsitta columboides	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
White-naped Tit Machlolophus nuchalis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-headed Bulbul Brachypodius priocephalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Banasura Chilappan Montecincla jerdoni	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Banasura Chilappan Montecincla jerdoni	EN	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3

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 (2003) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Wayanad	Sanctuary	100
1974	Bandipur	National Park	26
1974	Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole)	National Park	5
2000	Nilgiri	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wynaad Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wynaad-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/11/2024.