BT017
Menji wetland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola VU breeding (2002) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1999 Biological Corridor 8 Biological Corridor (VI) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land
Shrubland - Secondary scrub
Wetlands (inland) - Permanent swamps


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Menji wetland (Bhutan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/menji-wetland-iba-bhutan on 22/12/2024.