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Ayeyarwady River: Singu 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
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC winter (1992) 221 birds A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC winter (1992) 1,500 birds A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC winter (1992) 894 birds A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2004) min 20,000 birds A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -


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 23/12/2024.