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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
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica	LC	winter	1990	6,328 individuals	A4i
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus	LC	winter	1988	1,163 individuals	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	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 (2014) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	2	2	individuals	100	not assessed

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Moyungyi Wetland W.S	Wildlife Sanctuary	100
2004	Moyungyi Wetland W.S	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	95
2004	Moyingyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		48
Artificial/Terrestrial		38
Forest		14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moyingyi (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moyingyi-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.