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Sre Ambel


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger 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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 good medium medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no population medium

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

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Dong Peng Multiple Use Management Area (VI) 89

Habitats

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

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sre Ambel (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sre-ambel-iba-cambodia on 23/12/2024.