Key Biodiversity Areas

Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Hills (18207)
India, Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
MammaliaCuon alpinusDholeVU2007link-icon
AvesParus nuchalisWhite-naped TitVU2007link-icon
AvesBrachypteryx majorVU2007link-icon
AvesGyps indicusIndian VultureCR2004link-icon
AvesGarrulax delessertiWynaad LaughingthrushLC2004link-icon
AvesGyps bengalensisWhite-rumped VultureCR2004link-icon
MammaliaPanthera tigrisTigerEN2007link-icon
MammaliaTetracerus quadricornisFour-horned AntelopeVU2007link-icon
AmphibiaMicrohyla sholigariSholiga Narrow-mouthed FrogEN2007link-icon
SantalalesSantalum albumSandalwoodVU2007link-icon
AvesColumba elphinstoniiNilgiri WoodpigeonVU2007link-icon
AvesSchoenicola platyurusBroad-tailed GrassbirdVU2007link-icon
MammaliaElephas maximusAsian ElephantEN2007link-icon
MammaliaRatufa indicaIndian Giant SquirrelVU2007link-icon
MammaliaMelursus ursinusSloth BearVU2007link-icon
AvesPycnonotus xantholaemusYellow-throated BulbulVU2007link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Hills. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 26, 2025.