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Tanai River


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident 2004 present A1
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR resident 2004 present A1, A4i
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus CR resident 2004 present A1, A3
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster LC resident 2004 present A4i
Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra NT resident 2004 present A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Nam Lang Designation Not Known -
2004 Hukaung Valley W.S Wildlife Sanctuary 21
2010 Hukaung Valley W.S(Extension) Wildlife Sanctuary 6

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tanai River (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tanai-river-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.