MM007
Upper Mogaung Chaung basin


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident (2004) present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2004) present A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis NT non-breeding (2004) present A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2004) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Mogaung Chaung basin (Myanmar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-mogaung-chaung-basin-iba-myanmar on 27/12/2024.