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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis	LC	winter (2002)	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	winter (2002)	present	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Kirirom	National Park (II)	40

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Small settlements, rural gardens
Forest	-	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical); Hill evergreen forest (subtropical); Pine forest (subtropical)
Shrubland	-	Secondary scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Artificial wetlands; Rivers and streams; Freshwater lakes and pools

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kirirom (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kirirom-iba-cambodia on 23/12/2024.