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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident	2002	abundant	A1, A3
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	non-breeding	2002	rare	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2002	uncommon	A1, A4i
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans	LC	non-breeding	2002	abundant	A4i
White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni	CR	non-breeding	2002	rare	A1
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia	LC	non-breeding	2002	abundant	A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2002	abundant	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	non-breeding	2002	uncommon	A1
White-browed Reed-warbler Acrocephalus tangorum	VU	winter	2002	uncommon	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

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 trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Tonle Sap Biosphere	Multiple Use Management Area	34

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rice paddies, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Small settlements, rural gardens	-
Grassland	Edaphic grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral wetlands, Rivers and streams, Freshwater lakes and pools, Permanent swamps	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Veal Srongae (Cambodia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/veal-srongae-iba-cambodia on 23/11/2024.