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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
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A4i

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nam Sam Chaung (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nam-sam-chaung-iba-myanmar on 25/11/2024.