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Chua Hang


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding 1999 1,200 individuals A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster LC non-breeding 1999 5 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards and groves 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chua Hang (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chua-hang-iba-vietnam on 23/11/2024.