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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
Orange-necked Partridge Arborophila davidi	NT	resident	2001	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	2001	common	A1, A3
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini	VU	resident	2001	common	A1, A2, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident	2001	uncommon	A3
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	CR	resident	2001	rare	A1, A4i
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	breeding	-	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2001	uncommon	A1
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2001	rare	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii	NT	resident	2001	common	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Alcippe peracensis	NR	resident	2001	common	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	-	present	A3

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 (2009) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	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	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Snoul	Wildlife Sanctuary	29
1993	Pnom Namlear	Wildlife Sanctuary	12
1993	Snoul	Wildlife Sanctuary	5
2002	Sema Biodiversity Conservation Area	Conservation Area	53
2004	Seima	Protected Forest	52

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical), Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Dry deciduous forest (tropical), Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)	-
Grassland	Edaphic grassland	-
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools, Riverine floodplains, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Snoul / Keo Sema / O Reang (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/snoul--keo-sema--o-reang-iba-cambodia on 22/11/2024.