Basset Marsh (Cambodia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Basset Marsh

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2002	common	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

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	unfavourable	high	negligible
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%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
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	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 25/11/2024.