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IN275
Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary
Location India
Central coordinates 79o 51.00' East  10o 18.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 37,733 ha
Altitude 0 - 3m
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
Garganey Anas querquedula -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Near Threatened 
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
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)  
Point Calimere Sanctuary 17,260 protected area contained by site 1,726  
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 38,500 unknown 0  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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