Boeung Prek Lapouv (Cambodia) IBA | Details

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Boeung Prek Lapouv This is an IBA in Danger!

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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	non-breeding (2001)	abundant	A1, A4i
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident (2001)	rare	A1, A3
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding (2001)	common	A1
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	non-breeding (2001)	common	A3

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 (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	very high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2007	Sarus Crane and Various Other Birds Conservation Area	Conservation Area (-)	90

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Boeung Prek Lapouv Site Support Group (and now called Boeung Prek Lapouv Local Conservation Group)	2003

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Edaphic grassland; Secondary grassland
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers and streams
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Rice paddies; Small settlements, rural gardens
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
other	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boeung Prek Lapouv (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boeung-prek-lapouv-iba-cambodia on 23/12/2024.