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MM008
Indawgyi Lake and Indawgyi River
Location Myanmar, Kachin
Central coordinates 96o 20.00' East  25o 10.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 90,000 ha
Altitude 170 m
Year of IBA assessment 2004

Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (Affiliate)



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Greylag Goose Anser anser unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Near Threatened 
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Sarus Crane Grus antigone -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary 77,524 protected area contained by site 77,524  
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary ASEAN Heritage 77,524 protected area contained by site 77,524  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   -
Wetlands (inland)   -

Management considerations Logging, Agriculture development, Human disturbance, Hunting, Mining.

Protection status Status area: Bird Sanctuary.77524 ha area protected.

References Joost van der Ven 2000/2001 report. Scott 1989 Group discussion at WCS Dec 2001 The records in Jan 2003 were all from the wetland surevy team (Joost van der Ven, Simba Chan, Thein Aung and others)

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Indawgyi Lake and Indawgyi River. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

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