KH022
Northern Santuk


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis CR non-breeding (2002) rare A1, A3
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius NT non-breeding (2002) abundant A1, A4i
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT non-breeding (2002) common A1
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans LC non-breeding (2002) abundant A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU non-breeding (2002) rare A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2009 very poor high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest poor (40–69%) moderate (70–90%) very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area covered (10–49%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Rice paddies; Small settlements, rural gardens
Forest - Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical)
Shrubland - Secondary scrub
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Santuk (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-santuk-iba-cambodia on 06/12/2024.