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Nyaung Kan - Minhla Kan


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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT winter 2004 present A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown 2004 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

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
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nyaung Kan - Minhla Kan (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nyaung-kan--minhla-kan-iba-myanmar on 23/11/2024.