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IN266
Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Location India
Central coordinates 77o 30.02' East  8o 25.93' North
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 81,800 ha
Altitude 60 - 1,775m
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 
Broad-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola platyurus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Wynaad Laughingthrush Garrulax delesserti -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Kerala Laughingthrush Strophocincla fairbanki -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
White-bellied Blue Robin Myiomela albiventris -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Endangered 
Black-and-rufous Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
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 
Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Mundanthurai-Kalakad Sanctuary 44,100 protected area contained by site 44,100  
Mundanthuria-Kalakad National Park 40,000 protected area contained by site 40,000  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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