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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	2000	600 individuals	A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	LC	resident	2000	51 individuals	A4i
Little Pratincole Glareola lactea	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayeyarwady River: Myitkyina to Sinbo Section (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayeyarwady-river:-myitkyina-to-sinbo-section-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.