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Location India
Central coordinates 76o 34.00' East  11o 19.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 3,538 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
Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus 2004  present [units unknown]  A2  Near Threatened 
Black-chinned Laughingthrush Strophocincla cachinnans 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2  Endangered 
Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2  Endangered 
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra 2004  present [units unknown]  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Black-and-rufous Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa 2004  present [units unknown]  A2  Near Threatened 
Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus 2004  present [units unknown]  A2  Near Threatened 
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)  
Nilgiri Bird Reserve 552,000 unknown 0  
Nilgiri UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 552,000 protected area contains site 3,538  
Nilgiri Tahr National Park 7,800 unknown 0  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nilgiri-Naduvattam (Naduvattam IBA). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013

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