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IN398
Orang National Park
Location India
Central coordinates 92o 23.30' East  26o 38.30' North
IBA criteria A1, A4ii
Area 7,881 ha
Altitude 40 - 50m
Year of IBA assessment 2004

Bombay Natural History Society



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striata -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Yellow Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Orang National Park 7,881 is identical to site 7,881  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   -
Grassland   -
Wetlands (inland)   -

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Orang National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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