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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2001	common	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2001	common	A1
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	LC	resident	2001	abundant	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	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
1993	Tonle Sap Biosphere	Multiple Use Management Area	94
1993	Stung Sen	Multiple Use Management Area - Core Area	51
1997	Tonle Sap	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	51

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Edaphic grassland, Secondary grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers and streams, Permanent swamps	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Stung Sen (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-stung-sen-iba-cambodia on 25/11/2024.