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IN115
Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Girijapur Barrage
Location India
Central coordinates 81o 11.48' East  28o 14.67' North
IBA criteria A1
Area 40,069 ha
Altitude 170 - 190m
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
Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Sarus Crane Grus antigone -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Katarniyaghat Sanctuary 40,069 is identical to site 40,069  

Local conservation groups The local conservation group below is working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name Year formed
Katerniaghat SSG 0

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Girijapur Barrage. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2013

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