The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Summary

  • EAAFP Member since: 2014
  • Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 8
  • Focal Point Contact:
    • Mr. Tin Moe
      Deputy Director of Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
      Email: nwcdfdmof@gmail.com;  timmooretmfd@gmail.com
      Tel: +95-67-3405002 
      Fax: +95-67-3405397

Myanmar became a Partner in 2014. It now has 8 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being 2023, November. A known non-breeding site for the very rare Spoon-billed Sandpiper, one of the Key Species of the EAAFP, Myanmar covers quite large area including inland wetlands and coastal habitats.

Flyway Network Sites

Site Information

EAAF SITECODE NAME OF SITE SITE INFORMATION SHEET YEAR SIS UPDATED SITE PHOTOS VIEW IN GOOGLE EARTH
EAAF117 Gulf of Mottama SIS 2014 View  View
EAAF118 Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2014 View  View
EAAF119 Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2014 View  View
EAAF139 Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries SIS 2018 View
EAAF140 Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2018 View View
EAAF147 Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2020 View View
EAAF154 Paleik Lake SIS 2023 View
EAAF155 Pyu Lake SIS 2023 View

Site Details

Key Species of EAAFP in Myanmar

Shorebird

Anatidae

Crane

Seabird

Others

Curlew Sandpiper

Baer's Pochard

Greater Adjutant

Black-bellied Tern

Masked Finfoot

Red Knot

Great Knot

Asian Dowitcher

Eurasian Curlew

 

Black-tailed Godwit

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Spotted Greenshank

Wood Snipe

Location: Nyaungshwe, Myanmar Coordinates (lat, long): N 20˚39’573˝, E 96˚55’136˝ Area: 640908.745 ha (including Inlay Lake, Sakar Inn and Moebye Reservoir) Date of joining: Feb 2 2020 Status: Wildlife sanctuary Other listings: ASEAN Heritage Park, Inlay Lake Biosphere Reserve and RAMSAR Site Important for Baer’s Pochard, Eastern Sarus Crane, Little Cormorant, Glossy Ibis, Black-winged Stilt, Asian Openbill, Brwon-headed Gull Important species Anthya baeri (Baer’s Pochard), Avthya nuroca (Ferruginous Pochard), Grus antigone sharpii (Eastern Sarus Crane), Fulica atra (Common Coot/Black Coot), Phalacrocorax niger (Little Cormorant), Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis), Anastomus oscitans (Asian Openbill), Himatopus himatopus (Black-winged Stilt), Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Brown-headed Gull)PaleSite Information

Gulf of Mottama

EAAF117 Gulf of Mottama EAAF117 (Gulf of Mottama) Card News

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Location: Thaton district of Mon State

Coordinates (lat, long): 17.13000, 97.01000

Area: 195096.0 ha

Date of joining: 2014 December 11

Status: Protected Area

Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area

Important for Shorebirds and Others

Important species

Calidris pygmaea (Spoon-billed Sandpiper), Tringa guttifer (Spotted Greenshank), Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot), Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew), Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit), Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank), Tringa totanus (Common Redshank), Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper), Limicola falcinellus (Broad-billed Sandpiper), Tringa guttifer (Spotted Redshank), Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint), Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover), Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover), Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover), Leptoptilos javanicus (Lesser Adjutant), Mycteria leucocephala (Painted Stork), Threskiornis melanocephalus (Black-headed Ibis)

 

Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary

EAAF118 Indwgyi Wildlife Sanctuary

Location:  Mohnyin Township in Kachin State

Coordinates (lat, long): 25.17000, 96.27000

Area: 49326.0 ha

Date of joining: 2014 December 15

Status: Wildlife Sanctuary

Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area

Important for Anatidae, Cranes, and Others

Important species

Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck), Aythya nyroca (Ferruginous Duck), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck), Grus grus (Common Crane), Grus antigone (Sarus Crane), Leptoptilos javanicus (Lesser Adjutant), Gyps tenuirostris (Slender-billed Vulture), Gyps bangalensis (White-rumped Vulture), Gallinago nemoricola (Wood Snipe), Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas's Fish Eagle), Aceros nipalensis (Rufous-necked Hornbill)

 

Site Related Activities:

  • Lake Indawgyi: A tourist paradise faces major environmental challenges

 

Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary

EAAF119 Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary EAAF119 (Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary) Card News

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Location:   Bago Region

Coordinates (lat, long): 17.32570, 96.36580

Area: 10359.0 ha

Date of joining: 2014 December 15

Status: Wildlife Sanctuary

Other listings: Ramsar

Important for Anatidae, Cranes, and Others

Important species

Anas acuta (Northern Pintail), Aythya baeri (Baer’s Pochard), Antigone antigone (Sarus Crane)

 

Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries

EAAF139 Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries

EAAF139 (Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries) Card News

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Location: Rakhine (formerly Arakan) State

Coordinates (lat, long): 20°14'37.7" N, 92°44'24.7" E

Area: 3,608 ha

Date of joining: June 20 2018

Status: Marine National Park

Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area

Important for Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Important species

Calidris pygmeus (Spoon-billed Sandpiper), Tringa guttifer (Notdamann’s Greenshank), Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot), Rhynchops albicollis (Indian Skimmer)

Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary

Location: Ayeyarwady Region, Pyarpon District, Bogalay Township

Coordinates (lat, long): 15°52'45.21"N, 95°15'35.56"E

Area: approximately 430,000 ha (including water surface area)

Date of joining: June 23 2018

Status: Wildlife sanctuary

Other listings: Ramsar site, ASEAN Heritage Park

Important for Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann's Greenshank, Great Knot, and Vulnerable Lesser Adjutant Storks

Important species

Threskiornis melanocephalus (Black-headed Ibis), Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover), Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand Plover), Tringa guttifer (Notdamann's Greenshank), Larus brunnicephalus (Brown-headed Gull)

Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

EAAF147 Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

EAAF147 (Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary) Card News

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Location: Nyaungshwe, Myanmar

Coordinates (lat, long): N 20˚39'573˝, E 96˚55'136˝

Area: 640908.745 ha (including Inlay Lake, Sakar Inn and Moebye Reservoir)

Date of joining: Feb 2 2020

Status: Wildlife sanctuary

Other listings: ASEAN Heritage Park, Inlay Lake Biosphere Reserve and RAMSAR Site

Important for Baer's Pochard, Eastern Sarus Crane, Little Cormorant, Glossy Ibis, Black-winged Stilt, Asian Openbill, Brwon-headed Gull

Important species

Anthya baeri (Baer's Pochard), Avthya nuroca (Ferruginous Pochard), Grus antigone sharpii (Eastern Sarus Crane), Fulica atra (Common Coot/Black Coot), Phalacrocorax niger (Little Cormorant), Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis), Anastomus oscitans (Asian Openbill), Himatopus himatopus (Black-winged Stilt), Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Brown-headed Gull)

Paleik Lake

 

Location: Mandalay, Myanmar

Coordinates (lat, long): N 21 50.031 E 96 03.329

Area: 480 hectare

Date of joining: 16 November 2023

Important for Baer's Pochard, Greylag Goose, Common Pochard, Glossy Ibis, Black-headed Ibis

Important species Anthya baeri (Baer's Pochard), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard), Anser anser (Greylag Goose)

Pyu Lake

Location: Mandalay, Myanmar

Coordinates (lat, long): N21.768, E95.891

Area: 1,900 hectares

Date of joining: 16 November 2020

Important for Baer's Pochard, Common Pochard, Common Crane, Black-headed Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Asian Openbill, Garganey, Common Moorhen, Common Coot

Important species Anthya baeri (Baer's Pochard), Avthya ferina (Common Pochard)

Resources

For pages and posts on the EAAFP site related to Myanmar follow search: Myanmar

  • Promotional Materials/Websites: 
    • Youtube video of NCS Myanmar introducing the FNSs in Myanmar for WMBD
    • Coastal Wetlands in Myanmar, a directory of important sites in coastal area of Myanmar
    • News, Protected area personnel in Myanmar trained on ecosystem valuation (ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, ACB)