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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
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

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Wayanad	Sanctuary (IV)	100
1974	Bandipur	National Park (II)	26
1974	Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole)	National Park (II)	5
2000	Nilgiri	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.