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IN049
Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary
Location India
Central coordinates 75o 5.00' East  31o 18.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A4i, A4iii
Area 8,600 ha
Altitude 0
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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striata -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2004  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Harike Lake Sanctuary 8,600 is identical to site 8,600  
Harike Lake Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 4,100 unknown 0  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013

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