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IN329
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary - Himalayan Zoological Park - Ratey Chu Reserve Forest
Location India
Central coordinates 88o 32.02' East  27o 18.68' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 5,381 ha
Altitude 1,375 - 2,650m
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
Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  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 
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Vulnerable 
Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Vulnerable 
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Near Threatened 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Fambong Lho Sanctuary 5,176 protected area contained by site 5,176  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary - Himalayan Zoological Park - Ratey Chu Reserve Forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013

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