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Lampi Island


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
Plain-pouched Hornbill Rhyticeros subruficollis VU resident 2004 present A1

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
1996 Lampi Island Marine N.P National Park and ASEAN Heritage Park 100
2003 Lampi Marine National Park ASEAN Heritage 100

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lampi Island (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lampi-island-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.