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Boeung Prek Lapouv This is an IBA in Danger! 


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
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

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 (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 majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2007 Trapeang Lpeou Protected Forest 54
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 click here.

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Edaphic grassland, Secondary grassland major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers and streams major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Rice paddies, Small settlements, rural gardens minor (<10)
Marine Neritic minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.