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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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident (1998)	rare	A1, A3
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	breeding (1998)	rare	A1, A3
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident (1998)	common	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	non-breeding (1998)	rare	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (1998)	common	A1
White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni	CR	resident (1998)	rare	A1
Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea	CR	resident (1998)	rare	A1, A4i
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	non-breeding (1998)	rare	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (1998)	rare	A1, A3
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding (1998)	present	A1
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident (1998)	rare	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (1998)	common	A3
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala	LC	resident (1998)	common	A3
Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae	NT	resident (1998)	common	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% 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 plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Lomphat	Wildlife Sanctuary (IV)	44

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Shrubland	-	Secondary scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Riverine floodplains; Freshwater lakes and pools; Ephemeral wetlands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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