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Location India
Central coordinates 75o 44.50' East  13o 29.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 10,292 ha
Altitude 700 - 1,920m
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 
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 
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Kerala Laughingthrush Strophocincla fairbanki 2004  present [units unknown]  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 
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 

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kemmangundi and Bababudan Hills. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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