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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	breeding	1998	rare	A1
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	resident	1998	rare	A1, A4i
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	1998	abundant	A1, A4i
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala	LC	resident	1998	abundant	A4i
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea	EN	resident	1998	rare	A1, A4i
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans	LC	resident	1998	abundant	A4i
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus	LC	resident	1998	abundant	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	resident	1998	abundant	A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	1998	abundant	A1, A4i
Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger	LC	resident	1998	abundant	A4i
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	LC	resident	1998	abundant	A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	LC	resident	1998	abundant	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1998	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Tonle Sap Biosphere	Multiple Use Management Area	83
1993	Prek Toal	Multiple Use Management Area - Core Area	54
1997	Tonle Sap	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	54
2015	Prek Toal Ramsar Site	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	50
2015	Prek Toal	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	54

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Ephemeral wetlands, Rivers and streams, Permanent swamps	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prek Toal (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prek-toal-iba-cambodia on 23/11/2024.