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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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	-	2004	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	2	2	individuals	100	not assessed
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	1	1	individuals	100	not assessed
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	20	20	individuals	100	not assessed
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	9	9	individuals	100	not assessed
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	2	2	individuals	100	not assessed

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary	ASEAN Heritage	86
2004	Indawgyi W.S	Wildlife Sanctuary and ASEAN Heritage Park	100
2004	Indawgyi Lake	Wildlife Sanctuary and ASEAN Heritage Park	86
2016	Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	25
2017	Indawgyi W.S	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and surroundings (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/indawgyi-lake-wildlife-sanctuary-and-surroundings-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.