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Bwe Pa


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii VU resident 2004 present A1, A2
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae VU resident 2004 present A1, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding 2004 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bwe Pa (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bwe-pa-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.