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Ngawun (Lenya extension)


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
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei VU resident (2004) present A1, A3
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN resident (2004) present A1, A3
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus VU resident (2004) present A1, A3
Plain-pouched Hornbill Rhyticeros subruficollis VU resident (2004) present A1
Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo peninsulae NT resident (2004) present A1, A3
Gurney's Pitta Hydrornis gurneyi CR resident (2004) present A1, A2, A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ngawun (Lenya extension) (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ngawun-(lenya-extension)-iba-myanmar on 23/12/2024.