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IN174
Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary
Location India
Central coordinates 74o 1.45' East  15o 19.53' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 14,852 ha
Altitude 0
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
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 
Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 
Crimson-backed Sunbird Nectarinia minima -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary 14,852 is identical to site 14,852  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/06/2013

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