Important Bird Areas in Asia – India

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Important Bird Areas in Asia India

KEY HABITATS AND BIRDS

The Himalayan mountains in northern India have extensiveforests and alpine grasslands and scrub which support manyspecialised montane birds, including some with restricted ranges(Biome AS05 Eurasian high montane Alpine and Tibetan, BiomeAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest, Biome AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest, EBA 128: Western Himalayas,

EBA 130: Eastern Himalayas and EBA 133: Southern Tibet).Many threatened species are confined to these montane habitats,including Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii,

Himalayan QuailOphrysia superciliosa, Blyths TragopanTragopan blythii, Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichi, Rusty-throated Wren-babblerSpelaeornis badeigularis and Snowy-throated BabblerStachyris oglei.

The moist forests in the Indian peninsula (Biome AS10: Indianpeninsula tropical moist forest, EBA 123: Western Ghats and

SA 075: Central Indian forests) have a distinctive avifauna. Theysupport several threatened species, notably the recentlyrediscovered Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewittiwhich inhabits

a few forest fragments in Central India, and four speciesendemic to the Western Ghats, including Rufous-breastedLaughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans and Broad-tailed

GrassbirdSchoenicola platyura.

There were once extensive tropical forests on the plains andfoothills of north-east India (Biome AS09: Indochinese tropicalmoist forestand SA 079: North Myanmar lowlands), but largeareas have been felled. The remaining blocks of forest supportimportant populations of the threatened White-bellied Heron

Ardea insignisand White-winged DuckCairina scutulata.

The oceanic Andaman and Nicobar islands (EBA 125: AndamanIslandsand EBA 126: Nicobar Islands) have rich tropical forests

and support many endemic bird species, including the threatenedNicobar MegapodeMegapodius nicobariensis, Narcondam

INDIA

Montane grassland and shola forest in Grass Hills (IBA 263), the typical habitats of manyrestricted-range species in the Western Ghats Endemic Bird Area. (PHOTO: ASADRAHMANI)

LAND AREA3,165,596 km2 HUMAN POPULATION1,006,800,000 (318 per km2)NUMBER OF IBAs465 TOTAL AREA OF IBAs164,118 km2 STATUS OF IBAs266 protected; 199 unprotected

Hornbill Aceros narcondamiand Nicobar Bulbul Hypsipetesnicobariensis.

A band of tropical grasslands (locally known as the terai andduars), now highly fragmented, extends across the plains of theGanges and Brahmaputra rivers and into the adjacentHimalayan foothills (Biome AS12: Indo-Gangetic plains andEBA 131: Assam plains). These grasslands are strongholds forseveral threatened species, including Bengal Florican

Houbaropsis bengalensis, Swamp FrancolinFrancolinus gularis,Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustre, Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostris and Finns Weaver Ploceus

megarhynchus.

The typical habitats of much of the Indian peninsula are dryforest, arid thorn scrub and a variety of open habitats, includinggrasslands and deserts (Biome AS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry

zone, Biome AS13: Sahara-Sindian desert, SA 071: EasternAndhra Pradesh and SA 072: Southern Deccan plateau). Thegrasslands and semi-deserts of western and central India arethe breeding grounds of the highly threatened Great IndianBustard Ardeotis nigriceps and Lesser Florican Sypheotides

indica, and arid thorn forests in the south support the poorlyknown Jerdons Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatusand severalother threatened birds.

The wetlands of northern India support more breeding SarusCranes Grus antigone (on shallow wetlands and associatedagricultural land) and Indian Skimmers Rynchops albicollis(on

the vast system of rivers) than anywhere else in the world. Thescattered lakes and reservoirs also provide habitat for non-breeding flocks of many other waterbirds and significantnumbers of breeding and wintering Pallass Fish-eagle Haliaeetus

leucoryphus. Further south in the Indian peninsula, the waterstorage reservoirs or tanks on the Deccan plateau are a

stronghold for the threatened Spot-billed PelicanPelecanusphilippensis.


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Relatively large areas of natural wetland remain on theBrahmaputra river plains in Assam and other north-east Indianstates. These are the global stronghold of Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubius, and support important breeding and

wintering populations many waterbirds, including thethreatened Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicus, BaersPochard Aythya baeri and Pallass Fish-eagle Haliaeetus

leucoryphus.

CONSERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE ANDPROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM

India has a long tradition of nature conservation, which is reflectednot only in its literature and culture, but also in the nationalconstitution, policies and legislation. In 1952, the National

Commission on Agriculture published a policy document whichpromoted the concept of social forestry as a means of reducingpressure on forests and wildlife, but this proved to be inadequate.Subsequent efforts by the Government of India to strengthenconservation legislation culminated in the Wildlife (Protection) Actof 1972 and the Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980. In addition,

some Indian states have declared independent wildlife protectionacts and rules. The Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972) provides legal

guidelines for the protection and management of wildlife in India,including through the establishment and management of protectedareas, and the control of hunting and wildlife trade. Under theAct, the Ministry of Environment and Forests and state forest

departments are responsible for the management of protected areas,including through enforcement of the regulations that controlactivities within them.

Historically, natural areas have been protected in a variety ofways in India. Sacred groves are scattered throughout the country,and have found expression in every culture and religion. Abharanya

(forest without fear) were established by many Indian kings,where hunting of animals was prohibited, and almost all largetemples have sacred groves, sacred trees (generally Ficus spp.)

and tanks where hunting is banned. Many rulers establishedsanctuaries, mainly for hunting, which protected large tracts ofnatural habitats. Following Indias Independence (in 1947) and

the merger of semi-autonomous states with the Indian Union, manyof these former hunting grounds were established as protected areas,including Ranthambore National Park and Keoladeo NationalPark in Rajasthan and Bandavgarh National Park in MadhyaPradesh.

Until recently, two main categories of protected areas wererecognised in India, national parks and sanctuaries; at June 2000,there were 86 national parks with a total area of 37,649 km 2and480 wildlife sanctuaries with a total area of 115,352 km2. There are

also 27 tiger reserves, with a total area of 37,761 km2, and Indiahas established 12 biosphere reserves. In total, just over 6% of theland area of the country is included in protected areas. A recent

amendment to the Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972) created twonew categories of protected areas, community reserves (to beestablished in areas where land is owned privately or by thecommunity) and conservation reserves (to be established ingovernment-owned areas). In addition to protected areas designatedspecifically for biodiversity conservation, large areas of India arenotified as reserve forest under the Indian Forest Act or stateforest acts, which are also of considerable conservation value.

OVERVIEW OF THE INVENTORY

Of the 465 IBAs in India, 435 support globally threatenedspecies, 208 have restricted-range species, 123 have biome-restricted species and 141 qualify as IBAs because they hold

large congregations of waterbirds or migratory raptors.

The IBAs in India cover just over 5% of the total land area ofthe country. They include some large sites in parts of the countrywith relatively low population density where extensive areas of

intact natural habitat remain, notably in the Himalayas andthe deserts of north-western India. In many parts of the country

the IBAs tend to be much smaller, reflecting the fragmentationof natural habitats.

Forest is the dominant habitat in about 56% of Indias IBAs,wetlands in 27%, grasslands in 10% and desert in 7%.

In the mountains of northern India, 33 IBAs have been identifiedin the Western Himalayas EBA, 61 in the Eastern Himalayas

EBA and four in the Southern Tibet EBA. These IBAs includelarge areas of the habitats characteristic of the Eurasian highmontane, Sino-Himalayan temperate forest and Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest biomes. They include the followingIBAs that are outstanding for globally threatened species:

OveraAru Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA 14) in Jammu and Kashmir;Great Himalayan National Park (IBA 29) and Majathal WildlifeSanctuary (IBA 36) in Himachal Pradesh; Mehao WildlifeSanctuary (IBA 351) and NamdaphaKamlang (IBA 355) in

Arunachal Pradesh; and Cherapunjee: cliffs, gorges and sacredgroves (IBA 420) in Meghalaya.

In the moist forests of the Indian peninsula, 65 IBAs have beenidentified in the Western Ghats EBA and three in the CentralIndian forests Secondary Area. These include the following IBAsthat are outstanding for globally threatened species: ToranmalReserve Forest (IBA 173) in Maharashtra; Kudremukh NationalPark (IBA 196) in Karnataka; Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA248) in Kerala; and Avalanche (Nilgiri) (IBA 256), Indira

Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (IBA 265),Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (IBA 265) and Shola

around Kodaikanal (IBA 277) in Tamil Nadu. In north-east India, eleven IBAs contain significant areas of

the tropical lowland forests characteristic of the Indochinesetropical moist forest biome, including the Upper Dihing

Complex (IBAs 409 and 410) which is of outstanding importancefor White-winged Duck and several other globally threatenedspecies.

There are 16 IBAs in the tropical forests in the Andaman islandsEBA, and three IBAs in the Nicobar islands EBA, includingthe following which are of outstanding importance for globallythreatened species: Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar (IBA 451),Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA 460) andTilangchong, Camorta, Katchal, Nancowry, Trinkat (IBA 465).

In north-east India, 18 IBAs have been identified in thegrasslands of the Assam plains EBA. Outstanding IBAs forglobally threatened grassland species are: Dudwa National Park

(IBA 113) in Uttar Pradesh; Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA320) in West Bengal; DEring Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA340) in Arunachal Pradesh; and DibruSaikhowa Complex (IBA378), Kaziranga National Park (IBA 390) and Manas NationalPark (IBA 396) in Assam.

Four IBAs have been selected in north-west India to representthe Sahara-Sindian desert biome, and a total of 33 IBAs havebeen identified throughout India to represent the Indo-Malayantropical dry zone biome. Outstanding IBAs for globally

threatened species in these arid habitats are: Harike Lake BirdSanctuary (IBA 49) in Punjab; Desert National Park (IBA 60)and Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA 67) in Rajasthan;

Banni Grassland and Chhari Dhand (IBA 82) and VelavadarNational Park (IBA 95) in Gujarat; Biligiri Rangaswamy TempleWildlife Sanctuary and Hills (IBA 184) in Karnataka; andRollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA 225) and SriLankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA 226) in AndhraPradesh.

A total of 136 IBAs have been identified throughout Indiabecause they support important congregations of waterbirds.They include the following IBAs that are outstanding for

globally threatened species: Sultanpur National Park (IBA 55)in Haryana; Keoladeo National Park and Ajan Bande (IBA 64)in Rajasthan; Kurra Jheel (IBA 118) and National Chambal

Wildlife Sanctuary (IBAs 68 and 122) in Uttar Pradesh andMadhya Pradesh; Kokkare Bellur (IBA 194) in Karnataka;Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary (IBA 221) and Pulicat Lake Wildlife

Sanctuary (IBA 224) in Andhra Pradesh; Chitragudi andKanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary (IBA 261), Kunthangulam BirdSanctuary (IBA 269) and Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary(IBA 275) in Tamil Nadu; Nalabana Bird Sanctuary (Chilika

Lake) (IBA 312) in Orissa; Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (IBA326) in West Bengal; and Nagaon district (IBAs 376 and 393),

Dipor Beel Bird Sanctuary (IBA 379) and Orang National Park(IBA 398) in Assam.


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Map 1.Location and size of Important Bird Areas in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujaratand Uttaranchal (see Tables 18).


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Table 1 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Jammu and Kashmir (see Map 1).

Table 2.Important Bird Areas in Himachal Pradesh (see Map 1).

R= IBA is wholly or partially a Ramsar Site

11 Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionBaramulla Coordinates3414N 7422E Altitude1,6303,300 m Area9,350 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas

12 Limbar Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionBaramulla Coordinates349N 7422E Altitude2,3004,000 m Area4,375 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasianhigh montane; AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

13 Mirgund Jheel and Reserve Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionBudgam Coordinates3347N 7446E Altitude1,580 m Area300 ha HabitatsGrassland; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone Congregatory waterbirdsGrus antigone

14 OveraAru Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionAnantnag Coordinates3411N 7519E Altitude2,1005,425 m Area51,100 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesFicedula subrubra Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian High Montane; AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

15 Pangong Tso Unprotected A1 A3

Admin regionLadakh; Leh Coordinates3350N 7835E Altitude4,218 m Area65,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus nigricollis BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane

16 Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionJammu Coordinates3245N 7452E Altitude131186 m Area1,275 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris

17 Shallabugh Conservation Reserve Unprotected

A4iiiAdmin regionAnantnag Coordinates3410N 7442E Altitude1,580 m Area700 ha Habitats Shrubland; Wetlands

18 Tso Kar Basin Protected A1

Admin regionLadakh; Leh Coordinates3318N 780E Altitude4,530 m Area10,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus nigricollis

19 Tso Morari Lake and adjacent marshes Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionLeh Coordinates3253N 7819E Altitude4,650 m Area20,000 ha HabitatsGrassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesGrus nigricollis Congregatory waterbirdsAythya nyroca

20 Wular Lake and associated marshes UnprotectedR A1 A4iii

Admin regionBaramulla Coordinates3426N 7442E Altitude1,580 m Area2,400 ha HabitatsGrassland; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesMarmaronetta angustirostris, Haliaeetus leucoryphus

21 Gharana Wetland Reserve Unprotected A4iii

Admin regionJammu Coordinates3250N 7435E Altitude400 m Area300 ha HabitatsWetlands

22 Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionMandi Coordinates3129N 7656E Altitude7621,260 m Area4,132 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

23 Chail Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionShimla; Solan Coordinates3058N 7714E Altitude7012,408 m Area10,854 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayantemperate forest

24 Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A3

Admin regionSirmaur Coordinates3051N 7728E Altitude2,0003,647 m Area5,615 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandBiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

25 Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionShimla Coordinates 3126N 7750E Altitude2,1003,315 m Area16,700 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas

26 Dhauludhar Wildlife Sanctuary and McLeod Gunj Protected A1 A2

Admin regionKangra Coordinates3215N 7619E Altitude1,6004,400 m Area94,398 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Tragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi, Gallinago nemoricolaEndemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas

27 Gamgul Siahbehi Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionChamba Coordinates3251N 760E Altitude1,8003,919 m Area10,885 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas

28 Gobind Sagar and Naina Devi Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionBilaspur; Mandi Coordinates3123N 7645E Altitude3501,019 m Area22,334 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris

29 Great Himalayan National Park Protected A1 A2Admin regionKullu Coordinates3144N 7733E Altitude1,5005,805 m Area75,400 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas


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Table 2 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Himachal Pradesh (see Map 1).

30 Kais Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionKullu Coordinates322N 7712E Altitude2,8003,680 m Area1,419 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

31 Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionChamba Coordinates3234N 761E Altitude1,1582,768 m Area6,100 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

32 Kanawar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2Admin regionKullu Coordinates3159N 7722E Altitude1,8004,833 m Area5,400 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

33 Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A3

Admin regionLahaul and Spiti Coordinates3233N 7736E Altitude4,0005,600 m Area140,050 ha HabitatsGrassland; ShrublandBiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane

34 Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionChamba Coordinates3230N 7645E Altitude2,2506,044 m Area37,886 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

35 Lippa Asrang Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A3

Admin regionKinnaur Coordinates3144N 7821E Altitude4,0005,022 m Area3,090 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandBiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane

36 Majathal Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionShimla; Solan

Coordinates3116N 7659E

Altitude5751,985 m

Area4,000 ha

HabitatsForest

Threatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

37 Manali Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionKullu Coordinates3216N 778E Altitude2,2735,173 m Area3,180 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane;AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

38 Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A3

Admin regionMandi Coordinates3156N 7659E Altitude9704,034 m Area27,837 ha HabitatsForestBiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

39 Pin Valley National Park Protected A3

Admin regionLahul and Spiti Coordinates322N 7753E Altitude4,300 m Area67,500 ha HabitatsGrasslandBiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane

40 Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Protected R A1 A4iii

Admin regionKangra Coordinates324N 7614E Altitude335436 m Area30,729 ha HabitatsWetlands

Threatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris41 Rupi Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionKinnaur Coordinates3143N 784E Altitude9095,605 m Area26,900 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

42 Sangla (Raksham Chitkul) Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionKinnaur Coordinates3120N 7839E Altitude3,2005,486 m Area65,000 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas

43 Sarah Valley, Lower Dharamshala Unprotected A1 A3

Admin regionKangra Coordinates3212N 7621E Altitude7001,400 m AreaUnknown HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayansubtropical forest

44 Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionChamba Coordinates3230N 7650E Altitude2,5506,072 m Area10,295 ha HabitatsForest; Shrubland

Threatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane;AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

45 Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionMandi Coordinates3131N 7711E Altitude1,8003,359 m Area7,200 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane; AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

46 Shimla Water Catchment Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionKufri; Shimla Coordinates316N 7714E Altitude1,5003,324 m Area1,025 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

47 Talra Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionShimla Coordinates312N 7747E Altitude1,5003,324 m Area2,600 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

48 Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionKullu Coordinates3137N 7734E Altitude2,1004,875 m Area6,112 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest


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Table 3.Important Bird Areas in Punjab (see Map 1).


Table 6.Important Bird Areas in Rajasthan (see Map 1).

R= IBA is wholly or partially a Ramsar Site; WH= IBA is wholly or partially a World Heritage Site

Table 4.Important Bird Areas in Haryana (see Map 1).

Table 5.Important Bird Areas in Delhi (see Map 1).

49 Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary ProtectedR A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionAmritsar; Firozpur; Kapurthala Coordinates3118N 755E Altitude210 m Area8,600 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Oxyura leucocephala, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Aquila clanga,Aquila heliaca, Rynchops albicollis, Chaetornis striatus, Ficedula subrubra Congregatory waterbirdsAnhinga melanogaster, Mycterialeucocephala, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, Threskiornis melanocephalus, Aythya nyroca

50 Kanjli Lake UnprotectedR A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionAmritsar; Kapurthala Coordinates3134N 7525E Altitude210 m Area490 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus Congregatory waterbirdsAnas strepera, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas clypeata, Anas acuta, Anascrecca, Aythya nyroca, Aythya fuligula

51 Ropar Lake UnprotectedR A4iii

Admin regionRopar Coordinates3056N 7627E Altitude1,500 m Area1,365 ha HabitatsWetlands

52 Basai wetlands Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionGurgaon Coordinates2829N 7659E Altitude216219 m Area100 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesMarmaronetta angustirostris, Gyps bengalensis, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Falco naumanni, Grus antigoneCongregatory waterbirdsAnser indicus

53 Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Protected

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A4i,iiiAdmin regionRohtak Coordinates2837N 7641E Altitude200 m Area412 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Leptoptilos dubius, Anser erythropus, Aythya baeri, Haliaeetusleucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Falco naumanni, Grus antigone, Saxicola macrorhyncha CongregatorywaterbirdsAnser anser, Anser indicus

54 Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A3

Admin regionKurukshetra Coordinates3022N 7733E Altitude240700 m Area10,088 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Falco naumanni Biomes AS11: Indo-Malayan tropicaldry zone; AS12: Indo-Gangetic plains; AS13: Sahara-Sindian desert

55 Sultanpur National Park Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionGurgaon Coordinates2828N 7655E Altitude220 m Area143 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Falconaumanni, Grus antigone, Saxicola macrorhyncha, Ploceus megarhynchus Congregatory waterbirdsAnser anser

56 Wetlands of Yamuna River Unprotected A4iii

Admin regionYamunanagar Coordinates2852N 7711E Altitude210 m Area20,000 ha HabitatsWetlands

57 Okhla Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionGautam Buddh Nagar Coordinates2833N 7718E Altitude200 m Area400 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Anas formosa, Aythya baeri, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis,Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone, Vanellus gregarius, Rynchops albicollis, Chaetornis striatus, Ploceus megarhynchus

58 Alniya Dam Unprotected A1 A4iiiAdmin regionKota Coordinates250N 7552E Altitude260 m Area20,143 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone, Rynchops albicollis

59 Bardha Dam Unprotected A1 A3 A4i

Admin regionBundi Coordinates2527N 7539E Altitude390 m Area300 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Grus antigone BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone Congregatory waterbirdsPelecanusonocrotalus, Pelecanus crispus, Platalea leucorodia, Anser indicus, Sarkidiornis melanotos, Anas strepera, Grus antigone, Philomachus pugnax

60 Desert National Park Protected A1 A3

Admin regionBarmer; Jaiselmer Coordinates2635N 7045E Altitude242 m Area316,200 ha HabitatsDesertThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Ardeotis nigriceps, Chlamydotis undulata, Saxicola macrorhynchaBiomesAS13: Sahara-Sindian desert

61 Diyatra Closed Area Unprotected A1

Admin regionBikaner Coordinates2740N 7255E Altitude235 m Area5,019 ha HabitatsDesert; Forest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Ardeotis nigriceps, Saxicola macrorhyncha

62 Gawana Arain, Mangaliyawas, Ramsar, Goyal, Ratakot, Badar Unprotected A1Admin regionAjmer Coordinates2626N 7437E Altitude470 m AreaUnknown HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesGrus antigone, Sypheotides indica


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Table 6 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Rajasthan (see Map 1).

63 Jaisamand Lake and Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionUdaipur Coordinates2416N 7353E Altitude572697 m Area7,300 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus Congregatory waterbirdsFulica atra

64 Keoladeo National Park and Ajan Bande Protected R,WH A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionBharatpur Coordinates2710N 7731E Altitude172175 m Area2,873 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Pelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Anser erythropus, Aythya baeri, Haliaeetusleucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Grus leucogeranus, Grus antigone, Vanellus gregarius, Rynchops

albicollis, Saxicola macrorhyncha

65 Khichan Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionJodhpur Coordinates277N 7224E Altitude219 m AreaUnknown HabitatsDesert; Forest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Ardeotis nigriceps, Saxicola macrorhyncha

66 Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionPali; Rajsamand; Udaipur Coordinates2433N 7354E Altitude910 m Area57,825 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps indicus, Grus antigone, Rynchops albicollis, Parus nuchalis, Amandava formosa

67 Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionSirohi Coordinates2441N 7247E Altitude1,219 m Area28,884 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Parus nuchalis, Amandava formosa

68 National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBundi; Kota Coordinates2640N 785E Altitude252 m Area5,200 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone, Rynchops albicollis

69 Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary Protected

A1Admin regionUdaipur Coordinates2422N 7310E Altitude291 m Area51,114 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Parus nuchalis

70 Ramsagar Lake Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBundi Coordinates2536N 753E Altitude295 m Area400 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone

71 Ranthambore National Park and Tiger Reserve Protected A1 A3

Admin regionSawai Madhopur Coordinates262N 7629E Altitude215500 m Area39,200 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila heliaca, Grus antigone, Saxicola macrorhyncha BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone; AS13: Sahara-Sindian desert

72 Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A3

Admin regionUdaipur Coordinates2438N 7339E Altitude936 m Area519 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Parus nuchalis BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

73 Sambhar Lake UnprotectedR A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionAjmer; Jaipur; Nagaur Coordinates2657N 754E Altitude360 m Area19,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Parus nuchalis Congregatory waterbirdsPhoenicopterus roseus

Keoladeo National Park (IBA 64) in Rajasthan supports very large concentrations of breedingand migratory waterbirds, including several threatened species. (PHOTO: PAULGORIUP)


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74 Sareri Bandh Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBhilwara Coordinates2542N 7538E Altitude380 m Area300 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone

75 Sariska Tiger Reserve Protected A1

Admin regionAlwar Coordinates2726N 7628E Altitude400777 m Area86,600 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Grus antigone

76 Sei Dam reservoir and surrounding environs Unprotected A1Admin regionUdaipur Coordinates2446N 7312E Altitude291 m Area300 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone, Parus nuchalis, Amandava formosa

77 Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A3

Admin region Chittaurgarh; Udaipur Coordinates2355N 7425E Altitude524 m Area42,294 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

78 Sonkhaliya Closed Area Unprotected A1

Admin regionAjmer Coordinates2618N 7446E Altitude470 m Area17,134 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis,Gyps indicus,Grus antigone, Ardeotis nigriceps, Sypheotides indica, Saxicola macrorhyncha

79 Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionChuru Coordinates2752N 7431E Altitude305 m Area790 ha HabitatsDesertThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila heliaca

80 Udaipur Lakes Complex Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionUdaipur Coordinates2435N 7349E Altitude526 m Area3,030 ha HabitatsWetlands

Threatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Grus antigone, Parus nuchalis Congregatory waterbirdsPelecanus philippensis

81 Bagdarrah Closed Area Unprotected A1 A3

Admin regionUdaipur Coordinates2428N 7352E Altitude508 m Area342 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

82 Banni Grassland and Chhari Dhand Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionKachchh Coordinates 2342N 6924E Altitude25 m Area384,700 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Marmaronetta angustirostris, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Grusantigone, Ardeotis nigriceps, Chlamydotis undulata, Sypheotides indica, Rynchops albicollis, Parus nuchalis Congregatory waterbirdsGrus grus

83 Bhal area Unprotected A1

Admin regionBhavnagar Coordinates2220N 720E AltitudeUnknown Area259,000 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; Shrubland

Threatened speciesAquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Falco naumanni, Grus antigone, Sypheotides indica, Saxicola macrorhyncha84 Charakla Salt Works Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionJamnagar Coordinates 2221N 6858E AltitudeSea-level AreaUnknown HabitatsCoastlineThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis

85 Flamingo city Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionKachchh Coordinates240N 6952E Altitude15438 m Area750,722 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Vanellus gregarius, Rynchops albicollis

86 Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionAmreli; Junagadh Coordinates2118N 7049E Altitude150642 m Area141,213 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Pelecanus philippensis, Aythya baeri, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca,Grus antigone, Sypheotides indica, Rynchops albicollis

87 Kaj Lake Pipalava Bandharo Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionJunagadh Coordinates 2049N 7048E Altitude12 m AreaUnknown HabitatsCoastline; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca

88 Khijadiya Lake and Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionJamnagar Coordinates2232N 709E Altitude02 m Area1,650 ha HabitatsCoastline; Forest; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Aythya baeri, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone, Rynchops albicollis Congregatory waterbirdsRynchops albicollis

89 Marine National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii,iv

Admin regionJamnagar Coordinates2239N 701E Altitude021 m Area45,792 ha HabitatsCoastline; Desert; Forest; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Pelecanus philippensis, Aquila clanga, Rynchops albicollis

90 Nalsarovar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii,iv

Admin regionAhmedabad; Surendranagar Coordinates2247N 722E Altitude1015 m Area12,082 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Falco naumanni, Grus antigone, Rynchopsalbicollis

91 Naliya Grassland (Lala Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary) Protected A1

Admin regionKachchh Coordinates2330N 6845E Altitude15 m Area50,000 ha HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesAquila heliaca, Ardeotis nigriceps, Sypheotides indica, Vanellus gregarius, Saxicola macrorhyncha

92 Rampura Grassland Unprotected A1Admin regionDahod Coordinates2253N 7419E Altitude484 m Area2,000 ha HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone, Sypheotides indica

Table 7.Important Bird Areas in Gujarat (see Map 1).


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93 Saltpans of Bhavnagar Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBhavnagar Coordinates2140N 7215E AltitudeSea-level Area357,540 ha HabitatsCoastline; ForestThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus

94 Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionMehsana Coordinates2323N 7238E Altitude20 m Area700 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone, Rynchops albicollis Congregatorywaterbirds Phoenicopterus roseus

95 Velavadar National Park Protected A1 A4ii

Admin regionBhavnagar Coordinates2153N 720E Altitude16 m Area3,408 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Grus antigone, Sypheotides indica, Saxicola macrorhyncha

96 Wetlands of Kheda Unprotected A1

Admin regionKheda Coordinates2241N 7249E AltitudeUnknown AreaUnknown HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone, Rynchops albicollis

97 Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A3 A4i,iii

Admin regionBanaskantha; Kachchh; Mehsana; Rajkot; Surendranagar Coordinates2343N 711E Altitude375 m Area495,371 haHabitats Coastline; Desert; Forest; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus crispus, Pelecanus philippensis, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Falconaumanni, Grus antigone, Chlamydotis undulata, Rynchops albicollis, Saxicola macrorhyncha, Parus nuchalis BiomesAS13: Sahara-Sindiandesert Congregatory waterbirdsPelecanus onocrotalus, Mycteria leucocephala, Anastomus oscitans, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterusminor, Anas clypeata, Grus grus, Limosa limosa, Recurvirostra avosetta

98 Asan Barrage Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionDehradun Coordinates3026N 7742E Altitude400 m Area250 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesMarmaronetta angustirostris, Aythya baeri, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Aquila clangaCongregatory waterbirdsTadorna ferruginea

99 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Goriganga Basin Protected A1 A2

Admin regionPithora Garh Coordinates2941N 8016E Altitude7007,000 m Area209,993 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

100 Binog Sanctuary Bhadraj Jharipani Protected A1 A2

Admin regionDehradun Coordinates3028N 784E Altitude1,8002,200 m Area1,082 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesOphrysia superciliosa, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

101 Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A3

Admin regionAlmora Coordinates2940N 7945E Altitude9002,450 m Area4,559 ha HabitatsForestBiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

102 Corbett Tiger Reserve Protected A1

Admin regionNainital; Pauri Garhwal Coordinates2935N 7855E Altitude4001,210 m Area131,854 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Aquilaclanga, Aquila heliaca, Grus antigone, Vanellus gregarius, Gallinago nemoricola, Prinia cinereocapilla

103 Govind National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Sandra, Kotinad and Protected A1 A2Singtur ranges (Tons forest division)

Admin regionUttarkashi Coordinates 3110N 7820E Altitude1,2906,387 m Area95,308 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesTragopan melanocephalus, Catreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

104 Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary and surrounding Reserve Forests Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionChamoli Coordinates3043N 7919E Altitude1,4007,068 m Area98,524 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane; AS07: Sino-

Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

105 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Protected A1 A2

Admin regionBageshwar; Chamoli Coordinates3021N 7958E Altitude2,1007,817 m Area62,462 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

106 New Forest Campus Unprotected A3

Admin regionDehradun Coordinates3020N 780E Altitude670 m Area450 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandBiomesAS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest; AS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

107 Rajaji National Park Protected A1

Admin regionDehradun; Garhwal; Haridwar Coordinates303N 784E Altitude3021,000 m Area82,000 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Aquila clanga

108 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionBijnor; Garhwal Coordinates2938N 7841E AltitudeUnknown Area30,118 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris

109 Upper Pindar Catchment in East Almora Forest Division Unprotected A1 A2 A3Admin regionAlmora Coordinates3015N 803E AltitudeUnknown Area20,000 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas128: Western Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

Table 8.Important Bird Areas in Uttaranchal (see Map 1).

BR= IBA is wholly or partially a Biosphere Reserve; WH= IBA is wholly or partially a World Heritage Site


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110 Valley of Flowers National Park Protected A1

Admin regionChamoli Coordinates 3046N 7940E Altitude3,2006,590 m Area8,750 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; Shrubland

111 Gangotri National Park Protected A1 A2

Admin regionUttarkashi Coordinates3119N 796E Altitude1,8007,000 m Area155,200 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesCatreus wallichi Endemic Bird Areas 128: Western Himalayas

112 Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionSant Kabir Nagar Coordinates2635N 830E AltitudeUnknown Area2,894 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone

113 Dudwa National Park Protected A1 A3 A4i

Admin regionLakhimpur Kheri Coordinates2829N 8042E Altitude150184 m Area49,000 ha HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Marmaronetta angustirostris, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis,Gyps tenuirostris, Aquila clanga, Francolinus gularis, Grus antigone, Houbaropsis bengalensis, Sypheotides indica, Gallinago nemoricola,Prinia cinereocapilla BiomesAS12: Indo-Gangetic plains

114 Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionBijnor; Ghaziabad; Jyotiba Phule Nagar; Meerut; Muzaffarnagar Coordinates2932N 789E Altitude100120 m Area207,300 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Francolinus gularis, Grus antigone, Ploceus megarhynchus

115 Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Girijapur Barrage Protected A1

Admin regionBahraich Coordinates2815N 8111E Altitude170190 m Area40,069 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Francolinus gularis, Grus antigone,Houbaropsis bengalensis

116 Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionLakhimpur Kheri Coordinates2824N 8022E Altitude200 m Area22,700 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Francolinus gularis, Grus antigone, Houbaropsis bengalensis

117 Kudaiyya marshland Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionMainpuri Coordinates270N 7859E AltitudeUnknown Area300 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone

118 Kurra Jheel Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionEtawah; Mainpuri Coordinates271N 796E AltitudeUnknown Area200 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Grus antigone, Vanellus gregarius, Ploceus megarhynchus

119 Lagga-Bagga Reserve Forest Unprotected A1

Admin regionPilibhit Coordinates 2837N 7948E AltitudeUnknown Area1,160 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesFrancolinus gularis, Grus antigone, Houbaropsis bengalensis

120 Lakh-Bahosi Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionFarrukkhabad Coordinates2730N 7930E AltitudeUnknown Area8,024 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone

121 Narora Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBudaun; Bulandshahr Coordinates 2813N 7833E AltitudeUnknown Area12,700 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone

122 National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionAgra; Etawah Coordinates2643N 7843E AltitudeUnknown Area63,500 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone, Rynchops albicollis

123 Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionUnnao Coordinates2635N 8040E Altitude110 m Area225 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Grus antigone

124 Parvati Aranga Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iiiAdmin regionGonda Coordinates2725N 8220E AltitudeUnknown Area1,084 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone

125 Patna Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionEtah Coordinates2735N 7845E AltitudeUnknown Area109 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone Congregatory waterbirdsAnas strepera, Anas clypeata,Anas acuta, Anas querquedula, Aythya ferina

126 Pyagpur and Sitadwar Jheel Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBahraich Coordinates2731N 8154E Altitude125 m Area2,950 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone

127 Saman Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionMainpuri Coordinates275N 790E AltitudeUnknown Area525 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Grus antigone Congregatory waterbirdsPelecanus onocrotalus, Dendrocygna javanica, Anas acuta,Anas crecca

128 Samaspur Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iiiAdmin regionRae Bareilly Coordinates260N 8125E AltitudeUnknown Area799 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone

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Table 10.Important Bird Areas in Madhya Pradesh (see Map 2).


132 Sheikha Jheel Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionAligarh Coordinates2749N 7810E AltitudeUnknown Area250 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Grus antigone Congregatory waterbirdsGrus antigone

133 Sohangibarwa Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionMaharajganj Coordinates 2718N 8344E Altitude95103 m Area42,820 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesFrancolinus gularis, Grus antigone

134 Soheldev Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1Admin regionBalrampur; Shravasti Coordinates2744N 829E Altitude120202 m Area45,247 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesFrancolinus gularis

135 Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionAgra Coordinates270N 7745E AltitudeUnknown Area403 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone

136 Surha Tal Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionBallia Coordinates2545N 8420E AltitudeUnknown Area3,432 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone

137 Bandhavgarh National Park Protected A1 A3

Admin regionShahdol Coordinates2336N 8114E Altitude440800 m Area44,885 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

138 Barna Reservoir Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionRaisen Coordinates235N 787E Altitude349 m Area7,690 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone

139 Bhoj wetland UnprotectedR A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionBhopal Coordinates2314N 7722E Altitude523 m Area3,072 ha HabitatsForest; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Grus antigone Congregatory waterbirdsGrus antigone, Fulica atra

140 Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A3

Admin regionHoshangabad Coordinates2233N 7818E Altitude3001,352 m Area48,572 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

141 Dihaila Jheel and other wetlands Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionShivpuri Coordinates2542N 7810E Altitude370 m Area371 ha HabitatsWetlands

Threatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Leptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Grus

antigone, Vanellus gregarius Congregatory waterbirdsAnser indicus

142 Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary and reservoir Unprotected A4i,iii

Admin regionMandsaur; Neemuch Coordinates2436N 7541E Altitude399 m Area36,862 ha HabitatsForest; Wetlands

143 Ghatigaon Bustard Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionGwalior Coordinates262N 7752E AltitudeUnknown Area51,100 ha HabitatsDesert; ForestThreatened speciesArdeotis nigriceps

144 Halali Reservoir Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBhopal; Raisen Coordinates2330N 7730E Altitude458 m Area2,528 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone

145 Kanha National Park Protected A1

Admin regionBalaghat; Mandla Coordinates2220N 8053E Altitude600900 m Area94,000 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone, Sypheotides indica

146 Madhav National Park Protected A1

Admin regionShivpuri Coordinates2529N 7741E Altitude360480 m Area37,522 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Rynchops albicollis

147 Panna National Park Protected A1

Admin regionChhattarpur; Panna Coordinates2426N 805E Altitude200550 m Area54,267 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus

148 Pench Tiger Reserve Protected A1

Admin regionChhindwara; Seoni Coordinates2151N 7928E Altitude425630 m Area75,789 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Falco naumanni, Amandava formosa

149 Rangawa Reservoir Unprotected A4iii

Admin regionChhattarpur Coordinates2442N 7951E Altitude257 m AreaUnknown HabitatsWetlands

150 Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionRaisen; Sehore Coordinates237N 7753E Altitude300690 m Area82,384 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Grus antigone

151 Sailana Kharmor Sanctuary Protected A1Admin regionRatlam Coordinates2324N 7458E Altitude484 m Area1,296 ha HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Falco naumanni, Grus antigone, Sypheotides indica, Rynchops albicollis


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Sanjay Gandhi National Park (IBA 168) retains extensive forests and rich biodiversity despite being on the outskirts ofMumbai (Bombay), and is of great ecological and recreational value to the people of the city. (PHOTO: PAULGORIUP)

Table 11.Important Bird Areas in Maharashtra (see Map 2).

Table 10 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Madhya Pradesh (see Map 2).

152 Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionDhar Coordinates2236N 7512E Altitude500 m Area34,812 ha HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesSypheotides indica

153 Yeshwantsagar Reservoir Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionIndore Coordinates2249N 7541E Altitude535 m Area14,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGrus antigone Congregatory waterbirdsGrus antigone

154 Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionPune; Raigad; Thane Coordinates1914N 7335E Altitude6501,140 m Area13,078 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Falco naumanni, Columba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123:Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

155 Burnt Island (Bandra) Vengurla Rocks Unprotected A3 A4iii

Admin regionSindhudurga Coordinates1555N 7330E Altitude2545 m AreaUnknown HabitatsCoastline; Forest; ShrublandBiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

156 Gangapur Dam and grasslands Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionNashik Coordinates203N 7341E Altitude600 m Area4,000 ha HabitatsGrassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesAnser erythropus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila heliaca, Falco naumanni, Sypheotides indica CongregatorywaterbirdsPhalacrocorax niger, Aythya ferina

157 SShivaji and adjoining areas, Lonavla Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionPune; Raigad Coordinates1846N 7325E Altitude1001,100 m Area1,000 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps indicus, Columba elphinstonii, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10:Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

158 Jaikwadi Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionAhmednagar; Aurangabad Coordinates1930N 7518E Altitude465 m Area34,105 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Falco naumanni Congregatory waterbirdsGrus virgo

159 Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionAhmednagar; Solapur Coordinates1821N 7512E AltitudeUnknown Area849,644 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesArdeotis nigriceps, Sypheotides indica

160 Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionSatara Coordinates1738N 7343E Altitude1,800 m Area42,652 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Columba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

161 Mahul Sewree Creek Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionMumbai Coordinates191N 7253E AltitudeSea-level Area1,000 ha HabitatsCoastline; ForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Tringa guttifer Congregatory waterbirds

Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterus minor, Charadrius mongolus

162 Melghat Tiger Reserve Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionAmravati Coordinates2128N 770E Altitude3121,178 m Area115,003 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Falco naumanni, Heteroglaux blewitti, Amandava formosa Endemic Bird Areass075: CentralIndian forests BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone


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Table 13 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Karnataka (see Map 3).

Map 3.Location and size of Important Bird Areas in Goa, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (see Tables 1214).

180 Bandipur National Park Protected BR A1 A2 A3

Admin regionMysore Coordinates1150N 7622E Altitude6901,450 m Area87,420 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Columba elphinstonii, Pycnonotus xantholaemus, Parus nuchalis EndemicBird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

181 Bannerghataa National Park Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionBangalore Coordinates1247N 7737E Altitude7401,034 m Area10,427 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Columba elphinstonii, Pycnonotus xantholaemus Endemic Bird Areas

123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

182 Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionChikmangalur; Shimoga Coordinates1334N 7536E Altitude7502,100 m Area49,246 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Columba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

183 Bhimgad Forests Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionBelgaum Coordinates1533N 7418E Altitude60810 m AreaUnknown HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropicalmoist forest

184 Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Hills Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionChamrajnagar Coordinates1150N 775E Altitude6001,800 m Area53,952 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Columba elphinstonii, Pycnonotus xantholaemus, Brachypteryx major, Schoenicolaplatyura, Parus nuchalis Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

185 Bramhagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionKodagu Coordinates1217N 7545E Altitude651,607 m Area18,129 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland

Threatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Columba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major

Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

186 Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionBangalore; Mandya; Mysore Coordinates1219N 7727E Altitude1251,514 m Area52,696 ha Habitats Forest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Columba elphinstonii, Pycnonotus xantholaemus, Parus nuchalisEndemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone


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Table 13 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Karnataka (see Map 3).

Table 14.Important Bird Areas in Andhra Predesh (see Map 3).


The grasslands in Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA 225) support populations of the threatenedGreat Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsand Lesser FloricanSypheotides indica. (PHOTO: ASADRAHMANI)

206 Ramanagara Reserve Forest Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionBangalore Coordinates1258N 7734E Altitude913 m AreaUnknown HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Pycnonotus xantholaemus Endemic Bird Areass072: Southern Deccan plateau

207 Rannebenur Blackbuck Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionDharwad Coordinates1438N 7539E Altitude546762 m Area11,900 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Ardeotis nigriceps

208 Rangananthittu Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iAdmin regionMysore Coordinates1223N 7639E Altitude690715 m Area68 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Aquila clanga Congregatory waterbirdsMycteria leucocephala

209 Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionShimoga Coordinates149N 7453E Altitude941,102 m Area43,123 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

210 Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionUdupi Coordinates1328N 753E Altitude75870 m Area8,840 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

211 Sulekere Lake Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionMandya Coordinates1240N 7650E Altitude400 m Area500 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis Congregatory waterbirdsAnas clypeata, Larus brunnicephalus, Chlidonias hybrida

212 Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionKodagu Coordinates1224N 7531E Altitude641,659 m Area10,501 ha HabitatsForest

Threatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Schoenicola platyura

Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats213 Arabhithittu Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1

Admin regionMysore Coordinates1216N 7625E Altitude780856 m Area1,350 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesPycnonotus xantholaemus

214 Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A3

Admin regionShimoga Coordinates1352N 7523E Altitude6001,031 m Area39,560 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

215 Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary and Godavari estuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionEast Godavari Coordinates1650N 8220E AltitudeUnknown Area23,570 ha HabitatsCoastline; ForestThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus

216 Horsely Hills Unprotected A1 A2Admin regionChittoor Coordinates1341N 7828E Altitude1,265 m AreaUnknown HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Pycnonotus xantholaemus Endemic Bird Areass072: Southern Deccan plateau

217 Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionChittoor Coordinates132N 7839E AltitudeUnknown Area35,670 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesPycnonotus xantholaemus Endemic Bird Areass072: Southern Deccan plateau


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Table 14 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Andhra Pradesh (see Map 3).

Table 15.Important Bird Areas in Lakshadweep (see Map 4).

Table 16.Important Bird Areas in Kerala (see Map 4).

BR= IBA is wholly or partially a Biosphere Reserve; R= IBA is wholly or partially a Ramsar Site

218 Kolleru Lake Wildlife Sanctuary ProtectedR A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionKrishna; West Godavari Coordinates1648N 8123E Altitude05 m Area67,300 ha HabitatsForest; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis Congregatory waterbirdsAnastomus oscitans, Anas querquedula

219 Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionMedak Sangareddi Coordinates1758N 782E Altitude915 m Area2,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Rynchops albicollis Congregatory waterbirdsAnser indicus, Tadorna ferruginea

220 Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Rajeev National Park (Tiger Reserve) Protected A1Admin regionGuntur; Kurnool; Mahbubnagar; Nalgonda; Prakasam Coordinates1631N 7919E Altitude100917 m Area356,809 haHabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Pycnonotus xantholaemus

221 Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i

Admin regionNellore Coordinates1350N 7959E Altitude30 m Area440 ha HabitatsCoastline; Forest; ShrublandThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis

222 Pakhal Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A3 A4iii

Admin regionWarangal Coordinates1754N 805E Altitude250 m Area87,930 ha HabitatsForestBiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

223 Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A3

Admin regionMedak Sangareddi; Nizamabad Coordinates1810N 7812E Altitude450 m Area13,000 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps indicus, Rynchops albicollis BiomesAS11: Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone

224 Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionNellore Coordinates1340N 8011E Altitude010 m Area60,000 ha HabitatsCoastline; ForestThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Gyps bengalensis, Aquila clanga

225 Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4ii

Admin regionKurnool Coordinates1545N 7827E AltitudeUnknown Area614 ha HabitatsGrassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesArdeotis nigriceps, Sypheotides indica

226 Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionCuddapah Coordinates1438N 7840E Altitude150784 m Area46,400 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesRhinoptilus bitorquatus Endemic Bird Areass071: Eastern Andhra Pradesh

227 Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionCuddapah; Nellore Coordinates141N 7928E Altitude150800 m Area103,085 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesRhinoptilus bitorquatus, Pycnonotus xantholaemus Endemic Bird Areass071: Eastern Andhra Pradesh; s072: SouthernDeccan plateau

228 Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park Protected A1 A2

Admin regionChittoor; Cuddapah Coordinates1351N 7925E Altitude1501,130 m Area50,694 ha HabitatsForest

Threatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Pycnonotus xantholaemus Endemic Bird Areass072: Southern Deccan plateau

229 Telineelapuram Unprotected A1

Admin regionSrikakulam Coordinates197N 8441E Altitude27 m Area460 ha HabitatsCoastline; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis

230 Uppalapadu Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionGuntur Coordinates1616N 8022E Altitude33 m Area15 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis Congregatory waterbirdsPelecanus philippensis

231 Pitti Island Unprotected A4iii

Admin regionLakshadweep Island Coordinates110N 725E Altitude26 m Area1 ha HabitatsCoastline; Forest; Shrubland

232 Amarambalam Reserved ForestNilambur Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionMalappuram Coordinates1114N 7611E Altitude402,554 m Area26,572 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Columba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

233 Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionKannur Coordinates123N 7542E Altitude501,145 m Area5,500 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

234 Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionThrissur Coordinates1024N 7636E Altitude1,1262,500 m Area9,000 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indianpeninsula tropical moist forest

235 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2Admin regionIdukki Coordinates1021N 7712E Altitude4002,400 m Area9,044 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Pycnonotus xantholaemus Endemic Bird Areass072: Southern Deccan plateau


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Table 16 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Kerala (see Map 4).

Map 4.Location and size of Important Bird Areas in Lakshadweep, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry (see Tables 1518).

236 Eravikulam National Park Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionIdukki Coordinates1015N 776E Altitude1,4002,694 m Area9,700 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

237 Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionIdukki Coordinates958N 770E Altitude450746 m Area7,000 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

238 Kattampally Unprotected A1

Admin regionKannur Coordinates1155N 7520E Altitude05 m Area750 ha HabitatsCoastline; Forest; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesAquila clanga

239 Kole Wetland Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionMalappuram; Thrissur Coordinates1011N 7611E Altitude01 m Area13,632 ha HabitatsCoastline; WetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Aquila clanga Congregatory waterbirdsEgretta garzetta, Anas querquedula, Sterna nilotica,Chlidonias hybrida

240 Konni Reserve Forest Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionPathanamthitta; Quilon Coordinates93N 7653E Altitude60997 m Area33,116 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

241 Kottiyoor Reserve Forest Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionKannur Coordinates125N 7535E Altitude701,361 m Area3,500 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesSchoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

242 Kulahupuzha Reserved Forest Unprotected

A1

A2Admin regionKollam; Quilon Coordinates855N 776E Altitude500 m Area21,900 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

243 Nelliyampathy (Nemmara Division) Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionPalghat Coordinates1034N 7642E Altitude1,050 m Area20,005 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

244 Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionThiruvananthapuram Coordinates839N 7711E Altitude901,858 m Area12,800 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

245 Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionPalghat Coordinates1025N 7646E Altitude5001,444 m Area28,500 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest


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Table 16 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Kerala (see Map 4).

Table 17.Important Bird Areas in Tamil Nadu (see Map 4).

BR= IBA is wholly or partially a Biosphere Reserve; R= IBA is wholly or partially a Ramsar Site

246 Peechi Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionThrissur Coordinates1037N 7624E Altitude186922 m Area12,500 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesBrachypteryx major, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsulatropical moist forest

247 Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionThiruvananthapuram Coordinates846N 779E Altitude901,717 m Area5,300 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

248 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionIdukki Coordinates927N 7715E Altitude1502,019 m Area77,700 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Gallinago nemoricola, Columba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major,Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

249 Ranni Reserve Forest Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionQuilon Coordinates919N 7659E Altitude461,920 m Area87,738 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

250 Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionQuilon Coordinates859N 778E Altitude2001,500 m Area10,032 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesFalco naumanni, Gallinago nemoricola, Columba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

251 Silent Valley National Park Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionPalakaad Coordinates118N 7626E Altitude6582,383 m Area8,952 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Garrulax cachinnans, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123:

Western Ghats

BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest252 Thattekkad Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionIdukki Coordinates107N 7644E Altitude35523 m Area2,516 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

253 Vazhachal Forest Division Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionErnakulam; Thrissur Coordinates1028N 7626E Altitude2001,300 m Area41,300 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

254 Vembanad Lake UnprotectedR A4i,iii

Admin regionAlleppey; Ernakulam; Kottayam; Pathanamthitta Coordinates936N 7623E AltitudeUnknown Area79,400 haHabitatsCoastline; Forest; Grassland; WetlandsCongregatory waterbirdsPhalacrocorax niger, Anas querquedula, Chlidonias hybrida

255 Waynaad Wildlife Sanctuary ProtectedBR A1 A2 A3

Admin regionWayanad Coordinates1154N 765E Altitude6401,158 m Area34,444 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Falco naumanni, Gallinago nemoricola, Columba elphinstonii, Garrulax cachinnans,

Schoenicola platyura, Parus nuchalis Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

256 Avalanche (Nilgiri) Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionNilgiris Coordinates1118N 7636E Altitude2,200 m Area7,846 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Garrulax cachinnans, Ficedula subrubra Endemic Bird Areas123: WesternGhats BiomesAS10: Indian peninsula tropical moist forest

257 Berijam (Kodaikonal) Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionDindigul Coordinates1011N 7724E Altitude1,5002,654 m Area62,000 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

258 Big Tank (Peria Kanmai) and Sakkarakotai Kanmai Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionRamanathapuram Coordinates922N 7852E AltitudeUnknown Area2,541 ha HabitatsCoastline; Wetlands

Threatened speciesPelecanus philippensis259 Bison Swamp (Nilgiri) Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionNilgiris Coordinates1113N 7632E Altitude2,300 m Area12 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Garrulax cachinnans Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

260 Cairn hill Reserve Forest (Nilgiri) Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionNilgiris Coordinates1124N 7641E Altitude2,200 m Area243 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii,Brachypteryx major,Garrulax cachinnans Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

261 Chitragudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i

Admin regionRamanathapuram Coordinates920N 7829E Altitude15 m Area152 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis Congregatory waterbirdsPelecanus philippensis

262 Governors Shola (Nilgiri) Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionNilgiris Coordinates1131N 7637E Altitude2,200 m AreaUnknown HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Garrulax cachinnans Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats

263 Grass Hills Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionCoimbatore Coordinates1030N 7650E Altitude1,800 m Area65,700 ha HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Falco naumanni, Columba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123: Western Ghats


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Table 17 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Tamil Nadu (see Map 4).

Table 18.Important Bird Areas in Pondicherry (see Map 4).

Table 19.Important Bird Areas in Bihar (see Map 5).

283 Vaduvoor Lake Bird Sanctaury Protected A1

Admin regionTiruvarur Coordinates1042N 7919E AltitudeUnknown Area128 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis

284 Vedanthangal and Karikili Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionChengalpattu Coordinates1232N 7952E Altitude25 m Area80 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis, Aquila clanga

285 Veeranam Lake Unprotected A1 A4i,iiiAdmin regionCuddalore Coordinates1115N 7933E Altitude72 m Area3,885 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis Congregatory waterbirdsAnastomus oscitans, Limosa limosa

286 Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i

Admin regionSivaganga Coordinates106N 7832E Altitude70 m Area38 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis Congregatory waterbirdsThreskiornis melanocephalus

287 Watrap Periakulam and Virakasamuthrakulam Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionVirudunagar Coordinates932N 7731E Altitude2 m Area251 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis Congregatory waterbirdsPhalacrocorax niger, Anhinga melanogaster

288 Wellington Reservoir Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionCuddalore Coordinates1125N 790E Altitude72320 m Area650 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesPelecanus philippensis

289 Muthukuzhi Unprotected A1 A2

Admin regionKanniyakumari Coordinates830N 7723E AltitudeUnknown AreaUnknown HabitatsForest

Threatened speciesColumba elphinstonii, Brachypteryx major, Garrulax cachinnans, Schoenicola platyura Endemic Bird Areas123:Western Ghats

290 Bahour Lake Unprotected A4i,iii

Admin regionPondicherry Coordinates122N 7951E Altitude8 m Area618 ha HabitatsCoastline; WetlandsCongregatory waterbirdsTachybaptus ruficollis, Anas penelope

291 Ousteri Lake Unprotected A4i,iii

Admin regionPondicherry Coordinates1157N 7944E Altitude10 m Area800 ha HabitatsWetlandsCongregatory waterbirdsPhalacrocorax niger, Nettapus coromandelianus, Anas penelope

292 Chaurs of North Bihar Unprotected A4iii

Admin regionDarbhanga Coordinates268N 8610E Altitude3075 m AreaUnknown HabitatsWetlands

293 Danapur cantonment area Unprotected A1 A4i

Admin regionPatna Coordinates2539N 852E Altitude50 m Area400 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesFalco naumanni Congregatory waterbirdsAnastomus oscitans

294 Gogabil Pakshi Vihar, Baghar Beel and Baldia Chaur Unprotected A1 A4iii

Admin regionKatihar Coordinates2524N 8745E AltitudeUnknown Area200 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus

295 Kawar or Kabar Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A4iii

Admin regionBegusarai Coordinates2541N 865E Altitude50 m Area6,311 ha Habitats Forest; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Grus antigone

296 Kurseala River Course and Diyara Flood Plains Unprotected A4iii

Admin regionKatihar Coordinates2527N 8715E Altitude50 m AreaUnknown HabitatsWetlands

297 Kusheshwarsthan Unprotected A1

Admin regionDarbhanga Coordinates2610N 863E Altitude49 m Area2,932 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus

298 Mokama Taal (Barah) Wetlands Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionBegusarai; Patna; Samastipur Coordinates2528N 8542E Altitude50 m Area1,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Leptoptilos dubius, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga, Falconaumanni Congregatory waterbirdsAnastomus oscitans

299 Nagi Dam and Nakti Dam Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionJamui Coordinates2449N 8625E Altitude200 m Area523 ha HabitatsWetlandsCongregatory waterbirdsAnser indicus

300 Reservoirs of Chotanagpur Plateau Unprotected A4i,iii

Admin regionUnknown Coordinates2410N 8431E Altitude1,000 m AreaUnknown HabitatsWetlands

301 Valmiki Tiger Reserve and Saraiyaman Lake Protected A1 A3

Admin regionPashchim Champaran Coordinates2719N 849E Altitude125880 m Area88,078 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; WetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Francolinus gularis, Grus antigone, Vanellus gregarius BiomesAS12: Indo-Gangetic plains

302 Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary Protected A1Admin regionBhagalpur Coordinates2517N 8656E AltitudeUnknown Area5,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Aquila clanga, Falco naumanni, Rynchops albicollis


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Map 5.Location and size of Important Bird Areas in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal and Sikkim (see Tables 1924).


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Table 23 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in West Bengal (see Map 5).

Table 24.Important Bird Areas in Sikkim (see Map 5).

BR= IBA is wholly or partially a Biosphere Reserve

318 Farakka Barrage and adjoining area Unprotected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionMalda Coordinates256N 8748E Altitude30 m Area2,000 ha HabitatsWetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Aythya baeri, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Rynchops albicollis Congregatory waterbirdsDendrocygna bicolor, Aythya fuligula

319 Gorumara National Park Protected A1 A2

Admin regionJalpaiguri Coordinates 2649N 8852E Altitude25275 m Area7,995 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Francolinus gularis,

Houbaropsis bengalensis, Stachyris oglei, Paradoxornis flavirostris Endemic Bird Areas131: Assam plains

320 Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary Protected A1 A2

Admin regionJalpaiguri Coordinates 2631N 8928E Altitude60130 m Area21,651 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Falco naumanni, Houbaropsis bengalensis, Paradoxornis flavirostris,Ploceus megarhynchus Endemic Bird Areas131: Assam plains

321 Kulik (Raiganj) Bird Sanctuary Protected A1 A4i,iii

Admin regionUttar Dinajpur Coordinates2558N 8753E Altitude35 m Area130 ha HabitatsForest; WetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus Congregatory waterbirdsAnastomusoscitans

322 LavaNeora Valley National Park Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionDarjeeling Coordinates 2656N 8845E Altitude1833,200 m Area8,800 ha HabitatsForest; Grassland; ShrublandThreatened speciesAquila heliaca, Falco naumanni, Columba punicea, Aceros nipalensis, Brachypteryx hyperythra, Paradoxornis flavirostris,Sitta formosa Endemic Bird Areas131: Assam plains BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropicalforest

323 Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary Protected

A1

A2

A3Admin regionDarjeeling Coordinates2652N 8825E Altitude451,750 m Area12,772 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Falco naumanni, Francolinus gularis, Houbaropsisbengalensis,Aceros nipalensis, Brachypteryx hyperythra, Paradoxornis flavirostris Endemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas; 131: Assamplains BiomesAS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

324 Naya Bandh Wetland Complex Unprotected A1

Admin regionMalda Coordinates2455N 8820E Altitude3035 m AreaUnknown Habitats Forest; Shrubland; WetlandsThreatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Aythya baeri, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, Aquila clanga

325 Singhalila National Park Protected A1 A2

Admin regionDarjeeling Coordinates279N 882E Altitude2,6003,650 m Area7,860 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Arborophila mandellii, Gallinago nemoricola, Brachypteryx hyperythra, Sitta formosa Endemic BirdAreas133: Southern Tibet

326 Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (National Park) Protected BR,WH A1

Admin regionNorth 24-Parganas; South 24-Parganas Coordinates2211N 8858E Altitude05 m Area133,010 haHabitatsCoastline; Forest; Wetlands

Threatened speciesLeptoptilos javanicus, Leptoptilos dubius, Aythya baeri, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Francolinus gularis,Heliopais personata, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus

327 Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionWest Sikkim Coordinates2712N 887E Altitude2,0004,100 m Area104,000 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Brachypteryx hyperythra, Paradoxornis flavirostris Endemic Bird Areas130: EasternHimalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane; AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

328 Dombang ValleyLachungLemaTsungthang Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionNorth Sikkim Coordinates2738N 8845E Altitude2,679 m Area60,000 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGallinago nemoricola, Sitta formosa Endemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian highmontane; AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

329 Fambong Lho Wildlife SanctuaryHimalayan Zoological Park Protected A1 A2 A3Ratey Chu Reserve Forest

Admin regionEast Sikkim Coordinates2719N 8832E Altitude1,3752,650 m Area5,381 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Arborophila mandellii, Aceros nipalensis, Brachypteryx hyperythra, Sitta formosaEndemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

330 Khangchendzonga National Park and Biosphere Reserve Protected BR A1 A2 A3

Admin regionNorth Sikkim Coordinates2738N 8812E Altitude1,3008,598 m Area84,950 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesAythya baeri, Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Falco naumanni, Paradoxornis flavirostris Endemic Bird Areas130: EasternHimalayas BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane; AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest

331 Kyongnosla Alpine SanctuaryTsomgoTamzeChola Complex Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionEast Sikkim Coordinates2723N 8844E Altitude1,3752,750 m Area3,100 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Gallinago nemoricola Endemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

332 Lhonak Valley Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionNorth Sikkim Coordinates2755N 8825E Altitude4,2607,459 m Area50,000 ha HabitatsForest; GrasslandThreatened speciesFalco naumanni, Grus nigricollis, Gallinago nemoricola Endemic Bird Areas133: Southern Tibet BiomesAS05:Eurasian high montane


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Table 24 ... continued.Important Bird Areas in Sikkim (see Map 5).

Table 25.Important Bird Areas in Arunachal Pradesh (see Map 6).

BR= IBA is wholly or partially a Biosphere Reserve

333 Lowland forests of South Sikkim Unprotected A1 A2 A3(Melli-Baguwa-Kitam, Jorethang-Namchi, Sombarey)

Admin regionSouth Sikkim; West Sikkim Coordinates279N 8820E Altitude4001,000 m Area2,000 ha HabitatsForest; ShrublandThreatened speciesGyps bengalensis, Gyps tenuirostris, Arborophila mandellii, Aceros nipalensis, Brachypteryx hyperythra, Turdoideslongirostris, Paradoxornis flavirostris, Prinia cinereocapilla, Sitta formosa Endemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas BiomesAS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest; AS09: Indochinese tropical moist forest

334 Maenam Wildlife SanctuaryTendong Reserve Forest Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionSouth Sikkim Coordinates2719N 8824E Altitude2,1003,300 m Area3,534 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Arborophila mandellii, Tragopan blythii, Aceros nipalensis, Brachypteryx hyperythra, Sitta formosaEndemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas BiomesAS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

335 Pangolakha Wildlife SanctuaryZulukBedang TsoNatula Complex Protected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionEast Sikkim Coordinates2720N 8847E Altitude1,3004,000 m Area12,400 ha HabitatsForestThreatened speciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila clanga, Arborophila mandellii, Gallinago nemoricola, Aceros nipalensis, Turdoideslongirostris, Paradoxornis flavirostris, Prinia cinereocapilla Endemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas; 133: Southern Tibet BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane; AS07: Sino-Himalayan temperate forest; AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest

336 Tso Lhamo PlateauLasharSebu LaYumesamdong Complex Unprotected A1 A2 A3

Admin regionNorth Sikkim Coordinates282N 8845E Altitude4,5007,000 m Area50,000 ha HabitatsGrasslandThreatened speciesAquila clanga, Falco naumanni, Grus nigricollis, Gallinago nemoricola Endemic Bird Areas130: Eastern Himalayas;133: Southern Tibet BiomesAS05: Eurasian high montane; AS07: Sino-Him

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