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Ayeyarwady River: Bhamo Section


IBA Justification

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

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC non-breeding (2004) present A4i
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2004) present A1
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis CR resident (2004) present A1, A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayeyarwady River: Bhamo Section (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayeyarwady-river:-bhamo-section-iba-myanmar on 23/12/2024.