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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
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
White-browed Reed-warbler Acrocephalus tangorum	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Bung Chawak	Non Hunting Area	<1
-	Wat Tan En	Non Hunting Area	<1
-	Wat Phai Lom	Non Hunting Area	<1
-	Wat Ratsattha Krayaram	Non Hunting Area	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Central Basin (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-central-basin-iba-thailand on 23/11/2024.