Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (46971)
India, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Central coordinates: Latitude: 27.1500, Longitude: 92.3630
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 200 to 3200
Area of KBA (km2): 300.9564
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2019-08-20 (BL Secretariat): the 2004 IBA Eaglenest and Sessa Sanctuaries (SitRecID 18041) has been split to form the two 2016 IBAs of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (SitRecID 46971) and Sessa Orchid Sanctuary (SitRecID 46871).