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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key 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

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.

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

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>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

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Srepok Catchment (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-srepok-catchment-iba-cambodia on 25/01/2025.