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Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
| Location | India |
| Central coordinates | 75o 40.00' East 12o 35.50' North |
| IBA criteria | A1, A2, A3 |
| Area | 10,292 ha |
| Altitude | 160 - 1,712m |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kerala Laughingthrush Strophocincla fairbanki | - | 2004 | present [units unknown] | - | A2, A3 | Near Threatened |
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushpagiri | Sanctuary | 10,292 | is identical to site | 10,292 |
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Habitats
| IUCN habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - | |
| Grassland | - |
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Recommended citation BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013
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