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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident (1998)	common	A1
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	CR	resident (1998)	rare	A1, A4i

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.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Unknown	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Rice paddies; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Small settlements, rural gardens
Forest	-	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland)	-	Ephemeral wetlands; Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers and streams; Riverine floodplains

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
military	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: O Skach (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/o-skach-iba-cambodia on 07/01/2025.