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Location India
Central coordinates 72o 57.80' East  19o 18.58' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 10,308 ha
Altitude 0 - 500m
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
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A3  Critically Endangered 
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Critically Endangered 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Sanjay Gandhi National Park 8,696 protected area contained by site 8,696  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013

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