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Location India
Central coordinates 74o 12.37' East  15o 37.57' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 158,000 ha
Altitude
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
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 
Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
White-bellied Blue-flycatcher Cyornis pallipes 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
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)  
Madei Sanctuary 20,848 is identical to site 20,848  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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