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IN233
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
Location India
Central coordinates 75o 41.90' East  12o 2.83' North
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 5,500 ha
Altitude 50 - 1,145m
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  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 
Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Black-chinned Laughingthrush Strophocincla cachinnans -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Endangered 
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
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)  
Aralam Sanctuary 5,500 is identical to site 5,500  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013

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