Site Details
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Key Species of EAAFP in Myanmar |
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Shorebird |
Anatidae |
Crane |
Seabird |
Others |
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Curlew Sandpiper |
Baer's Pochard |
Greater Adjutant |
Black-bellied Tern |
Masked Finfoot |
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Red Knot |
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Great Knot |
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Asian Dowitcher |
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Eurasian Curlew |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
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Spotted Greenshank |
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Wood Snipe |
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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)PaleSite Information
Gulf of Mottama
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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
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
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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
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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)
Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
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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)
