MM054
Karathuri


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 Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident 2004 present A1
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

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karathuri (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karathuri-iba-myanmar on 23/11/2024.