KH028
Koh Kapik


IBA Justification

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
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN winter (1998) common A1, A4i

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2009 good high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat poor

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Pollution happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Residential and commercial development 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
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (IV) 70

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Koh Kapik (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/koh-kapik-iba-cambodia on 05/12/2024.