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IN029
Great Himalayan National Park
Location India
Central coordinates 77o 32.57' East  31o 44.23' North
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 75,400 ha
Altitude 1,500 - 5,805m
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-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Great Himalayan National Park 75,400 is identical to site 75,400  

Local conservation groups The local conservation group below is working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name Year formed
SAHARA (Great Himalayan National Park) 0

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Great Himalayan National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

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