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Location India
Central coordinates 75o 45.20' East  12o 16.50' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 18,129 ha
Altitude 65 - 1,607m
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 
Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 
Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Black-chinned Laughingthrush Strophocincla cachinnans 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Endangered 
Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 
Black-and-rufous Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
White-bellied Blue-flycatcher Cyornis pallipes 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Crimson-backed Sunbird Nectarinia minima 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Brahmagiri Sanctuary 18,129 is identical to site 18,129  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bramhagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/06/2013

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