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Ngawun (Lenya extension)


IBA Justification

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
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

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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 23/11/2024.