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Ayeyarwady River: Singu Section


IBA Justification

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 winter 1992 221 individuals A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC winter 1992 1,500 individuals A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC winter 1992 894 individuals 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.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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