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Location India
Central coordinates 80o 53.15' East  22o 20.13' North
IBA criteria A1
Area 94,000 ha
Altitude 600 - 900m
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 
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Critically Endangered 
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Critically Endangered 
Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Endangered 
Sarus Crane Grus antigone 2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Kanha National Park 94,000 is identical to site 94,000  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kanha National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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