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Lang Sen


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU non-breeding 2002 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2015 Lang Sen Wetland Reserve Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 25

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Rice paddies, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations 100
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 66
forestry 27


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lang Sen (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lang-sen-iba-vietnam on 22/11/2024.