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Location India
Central coordinates 72o 0.00' East  21o 53.48' North
IBA criteria A1, A4ii
Area 3,408 ha
Altitude 1 - 6m
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 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Endangered 
Sarus Crane Grus antigone 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Velavadar National Park 3,408 is identical to site 3,408  

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: Velavadar National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013

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