Basset Marsh (Cambodia) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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Basset Marsh

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding (2002)	common	A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2009	poor	high	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	poor (40–69%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Rice paddies; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Small settlements, rural gardens
Shrubland	-	Secondary scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Freshwater lakes and pools; Ephemeral wetlands; Permanent swamps

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Basset Marsh (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/basset-marsh-iba-cambodia on 27/12/2024.