Dataset Overview

The dataset contains criteria-wise compiled data on the name and area of important important bird sites in India contained globally threatened, restricted range, biome restricted and congregatory species, along with other species

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Sectors

Environment and Forest

Update Frequency

As and when

Granularity

All India

Time Saved

4 hours

Number of rows

554

Number of Columns

Sources

Wildlife Institute of India: Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in India

Time Period

2023

Units

area in square kilometers

Data Preview

data_as_on	site_name	site_criteria_code_and_species_contained	area	unit
October, 2023	Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary and Maniyari Reservoir	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A3 - Biome Restricted Species	557.55	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Achankovil Forest Division	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A2 - Restricted Range Species, A3 - Biome Restricted Species	269	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Adichunchunagiri Wildlife Sanctuary	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A2 - Restricted Range Species	0.88	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Alniya Dam	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A4 (iii) - Congregatory Species with exceptionally large numbers of migratory or congregatory birds	201.43	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Amangarh Reserve Forest	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A4 (iii) - Congregatory Species with exceptionally large numbers of migratory or congregatory birds	95.42	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Amarambalam Reserved Forest - Nilambur	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A2 - Restricted Range Species, A3 - Biome Restricted Species	265.72	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Amboli-Tilari Reserve Forest	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A2 - Restricted Range Species, A3 - Biome Restricted Species	518.02	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Amchang Hills	A1 - Globally Threatened Species	74	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Anamudi Shola National Park	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A2 - Restricted Range Species, A3 - Biome Restricted Species	7.5	area in square kilometers
October, 2023	Ango or Anko Hills	A1 - Globally Threatened Species, A2 - Restricted Range Species	400	area in square kilometers

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
data_as_on	1	0	Text	554
site_name	553	552	Text	554
site_criteria_code_and_species_contained	26	8	Text	554
area	437	383	Number	554
unit	1	0	Text	554
note	0	0	Unsupported	0

Citation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Bird Sites: Criteria-wise Name and Area of Important Birds Sites in India with Globally Threatened, Restricted Range, Biome Restricted and Congregatory Species [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19374

Bird Sites: Criteria-wise Name and Area of Important Birds Sites in India with Globally Threatened, Restricted Range, Biome Restricted and Congregatory Species