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Taung Kan at Sedawgyi


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
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR winter 2004 present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2004 present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown 2004 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

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


Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taung Kan at Sedawgyi (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taung-kan-at-sedawgyi-iba-myanmar on 22/11/2024.