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IN184
Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Hills
Location India
Central coordinates 77o 5.13' East  11o 50.02' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 53,952 ha
Altitude 600 - 1,800m
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
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 
White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Biligiri Rangaswami Temp Sanctuary 53,952 is identical to site 53,952  

Habitats

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

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