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Inle Lake


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
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica LC winter 1994 8,000 individuals A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR winter 2004 present A1, A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU - 2004 present A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis EN breeding 2004 present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding 2004 present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2004 present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown - min 20,000 individuals A4iii

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1985 Inlay Wetland W.S Wildlife Sanctuary and ASEAN Heritage Park 100
2003 Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary ASEAN Heritage 100
2015 Inlay Wetland W.S UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 93
2018 Inlay Lake Ramsar Site Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 10

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inle Lake (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inle-lake-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.