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IN323
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
Location India
Central coordinates 88o 24.75' East  26o 51.57' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 12,772 ha
Altitude 45 - 1,750m
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 
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Least Concern 
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Vulnerable 
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2  Near Threatened 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Mahananda Sanctuary 12,722 is identical to site 12,722  

Habitats

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

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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