Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus | LC | winter | 2008-2012 | max 1,400 individuals | A4i |
| Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea | CR | winter | 2008-2012 | 22-35 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | winter | 2008-2012 | 3-5 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2019 | not assessed | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant 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 | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Forest | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nantha Island (Myanmar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nantha-island-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.