KH025
Upper Srepok Catchment


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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident (2002) uncommon A1, A3
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR resident (2002) rare A1
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus LC resident (2002) present A3
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus CR breeding (2002) rare A1, A3
Sarus Crane Grus antigone VU resident (2002) present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2002) uncommon A1
White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni CR resident (2002) rare A1
Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea CR resident (2002) rare A1, A4i
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus CR non-breeding (2002) present A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR non-breeding (2002) present A1, A3
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris CR non-breeding (2002) present A1
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer LC resident (2002) present A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus LC resident (2002) common A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata NT resident (2002) uncommon A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis LC resident (2002) common A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus LC resident (2002) present A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides LC breeding (2002) present A3

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 (2009) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2009 good medium medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Energy production and mining happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

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 Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary (IV) 8
1993 Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary (IV) 4
1993 Pnom Namlear Wildlife Sanctuary (IV) 3
1999 Mondulkiri Protected Forest (IV) 71

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Rice paddies; Small settlements, rural gardens
Forest - Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland) - Riverine floodplains; Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers and streams; Ephemeral wetlands

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Srepok Catchment (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-srepok-catchment-iba-cambodia on 23/12/2024.