The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus | VU | resident (2004) | present | A1, A3 |
Plain-pouched Hornbill Rhyticeros subruficollis | VU | resident (2004) | present | A1 |
Gurney's Pitta Hydrornis gurneyi | CR | resident (2004) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Forest | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chaungmon-Wachaung (Myanmar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chaungmon-wachaung-iba-myanmar on 23/12/2024.