Barail Wildlife Sanctuary (46873)
India, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Barail Wildlife Sanctuary
Central coordinates: Latitude: 25.0008, Longitude: 92.4420
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 100 to 1500
Area of KBA (km2): 227.78996
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Delineation rationale: 2019-08-20 (BL Secretariat): the 2004 IBA Barail Range (SitRecID 18064) has been split to form the two 2016 IBAs of Barail Range forests (SitRecID 46966) and Barail Wildlife Sanctuary (SitRecID 46873).