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IN182
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Location India
Central coordinates 75o 36.00' East  13o 33.87' North
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 49,246 ha
Altitude 750 - 2,100m
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 
Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
White-bellied Blue-flycatcher Cyornis pallipes -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Crimson-backed Sunbird Nectarinia minima -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Bhadra Sanctuary 49,246 is identical to site 49,246  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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