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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
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2, A3
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Brown-capped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron austeni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3
White-browed Nuthatch Sitta victoriae	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2010	Natmataung N.P	National Park and ASEAN Heritage Park (II)	100

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
HECA, Hill Ecosystems Conservation Association (Kanpetlet Township, Chin State, Myanmar)	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Natmataung (Mount Victoria) (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/natmataung-(mount-victoria)-iba-myanmar on 23/12/2024.