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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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	non-breeding (2002)	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding (2002)	rare	A1
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea	EN	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 (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis	3 / 3 (individuals)	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Dong Peng	Multiple Use Management Area (VI)	89

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Peat swamp forest (tropical); Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Rice paddies; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Small settlements, rural gardens; Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground
Grassland	minor (<10)	Edaphic grassland

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sre Ambel (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sre-ambel-iba-cambodia on 15/01/2025.