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IN026
Dhauludhar Wildlife Sanctuary and McLeod Gunj
Location India
Central coordinates 76o 19.00' East  32o 15.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 94,398 ha
Altitude 1,600 - 4,400m
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
Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichi -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Dhauladhar Sanctuary 94,398 is identical to site 94,398  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dhauludhar Wildlife Sanctuary and McLeod Gunj. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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