Stung / Chi Kreng / Kampong Svay (Cambodia)

KH016

Stung / Chi Kreng / Kampong Svay This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	non-breeding	2002	common	A1
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident	2002	abundant	A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding	2002	common	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2002	common	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	non-breeding	2002	rare	A1
White-browed Reed-warbler Acrocephalus tangorum	VU	non-breeding	2002	rare	A1

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

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 (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Rice paddies, Small settlements, rural gardens	-
Grassland	Edaphic grassland, Secondary grassland	-
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stung / Chi Kreng / Kampong Svay (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stung--chi-kreng--kampong-svay-iba-cambodia on 22/11/2024.