Sri Nakarin (15107)
Thailand, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Sri Nakarin
Central coordinates: Latitude: 14.7667, Longitude: 99.0333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 80 to 1027
Area of KBA (km2): 1827.62598
Protected area coverage (%): 95.51
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The IBA comprises Sri Nakarind National Park, which is situated in the Tenasserim Range. The site is located in the Western Forest Complex, and is contiguous with Thung Yai-Naresuan (IBA TH025) and Huai Kha Kaeng (IBA TH026) Wildlife Sanctuaries to the north, Lam Khlong Ngu National Park to the west, and Erawan National Park to the south. The topography of the site consists of steep limestone mountains and gently rolling hills pocketed with caves. The vegetation at the site is dominated by a mosaic of deciduous and semi-evergreen forest types and bamboo, on hills at low to moderate elevations around Sri Nakarind reservoir, which was formed by damming the lower Nam Kwai Yai river. The lowland valley bottoms have been inundated by the reservoir.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) The site has been reviewed and re-confirmed as a KBA in the process of compiling the revised 2011 CEPF Ecosystem Profile for the Indo-Burma Hotspot.
Additional biodiversity: The site supports a small but significant population of the globally threatened Green Peafowl Pavo muticus, which forms part of a larger, contiguous population centred on Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA TH026). Two globally near-threatened species, Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis and Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster, have also been recorded at the site, although only the former is thought to regularly occur in significant numbers. Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals Tiger Panthera tigris (EN) Gaur Bos frontalis (VU) Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina (VU) Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus (VU) Plants Afzelia xylocarpa (EN) Dalbergia oliveri (EN) Hopea odorata (VU) Pterocarpus indicus (VU)
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: The IBA comprises Sri Nakarind National Park, which is situated in the Tenasserim Range. The site is located in the Western Forest Complex, and is contiguous with Thung Yai-Naresuan (IBA TH025) and Huai Kha Kaeng (IBA TH026) Wildlife Sanctuaries to the north, Lam Khlong Ngu National Park to the west, and Erawan National Park to the south. The topography of the site consists of steep limestone mountains and gently rolling hills pocketed with caves. The vegetation at the site is dominated by a mosaic of deciduous and semi-evergreen forest types and bamboo, on hills at low to moderate elevations around Sri Nakarind reservoir, which was formed by damming the lower Nam Kwai Yai river. The lowland valley bottoms have been inundated by the reservoir.
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The major threats to biodiversity at the site comprise hunting, collection of forest products, encroachment for agriculture, the existence of small settlements within the national park boundaries, forest grazing and unsustainable tourism development.
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Agro-industry farming | Only in the past and unlikely to return |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Only in the past and unlikely to return |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Ongoing |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | Ongoing |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Ongoing | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Ongoing | |
| Residential & commercial development | Housing & urban areas | Only in the past and unlikely to return |
Additional information
References: BirdLife International (2001) Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. Conservation Data Center, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok. Chantraratien, R. et al. (2001) The Western Forest Complex: the largest forest in Thailand. Bangkok: Seub Nakhasathien Foundation. National Park Division (2001) National parks in Thailand. Bangkok: Office of Natural Resource Conservation, Royal Forestry Department.