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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A4i
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A3, A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Nam Lang	Designation Not Known	209,175	protected area overlaps with site	135,955
Hukaung Valley W.S(Extension)	Wildlife Sanctuary	666,922	protected area is adjacent to site	615,000
Hukaung Valley W.S	Wildlife Sanctuary	637,137	protected area contains site	0
Hponkanrazi W.S	Wildlife Sanctuary	270,395	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bumhpabum W.S	Wildlife Sanctuary	185,443	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hukaung Valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hukaung-valley-iba-myanmar on 02/10/2023.