Data Zone
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 |
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 |
| 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 | % 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.