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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 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
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala	LC	resident (2008–2012)	140 birds	A4i
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus	LC	resident (2008–2012)	150–300 birds	A4i
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva	LC	non-breeding (2008–2012)	8,000–10,000 birds	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	non-breeding (2008–2012)	10,000–20,000 birds	A4i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	non-breeding (2008–2012)	20,000–40,000 birds	A4i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	non-breeding (2008–2012)	2,200–4,000 birds	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	non-breeding (2008–2012)	3,500–5,000 birds	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding (2009)	456 birds	A1
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	VU	non-breeding (2008–2012)	4,000–5,000 birds	A4i
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	non-breeding (2008–2012)	7,000–12,000 birds	A4i
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	CR	non-breeding (2010)	74–180 birds	A1, A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding (2008–2012)	7,000–12,000 birds	A4i
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	non-breeding (2008–2012)	1,400–2,000 birds	A4i
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	non-breeding (2008–2012)	1,800–3,500 birds	A4i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	non-breeding (2008–2012)	4,500–8,000 birds	A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	non-breeding (2009–2011)	117 birds	A1, A4i

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Geological events	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Neritic	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gulf of Mottama (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gulf-of-mottama-iba-myanmar on 22/12/2024.