Laem Pakarang (15124)
Thailand, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Laem Pakarang
Central coordinates: Latitude: 8.7167, Longitude: 98.2167
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 100
Area of KBA (km2): 15.16766
Protected area coverage (%): 0.39
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The IBA comprises a section of coastline along the west coast of peninsular Thailand. The IBA is located about 5 km south of Takuapa. The main habitats at the site include intertidal mudflats, sandy beaches and an extensive area of dead coral deposits.
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: Laem Pakarang is an important wintering and stopover site for migratory shorebirds, egrets and terns. The globally vulnerable Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes is a winter visitor and/or passage migrant, while the globally endangered Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer has also been recorded on passage on one occasion. Two globally near-threatened species have also been recorded at the site, Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus and Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii, although neither has been confirmed to regularly occur in significant numbers. Non-bird biodiversity: No information is available about other globally threatened species at the site.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: The IBA comprises a section of coastline along the west coast of peninsular Thailand. The IBA is located about 5 km south of Takuapa. The main habitats at the site include intertidal mudflats, sandy beaches and an extensive area of dead coral deposits.
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 50 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 50 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Unsustainable tourism development is considered to be a potential threat to biodiversity at the site.
Additional information
References: Bird Conservation Society of Thailand Bulletin 19(4): 13-14 (April 2002). BirdLife International (2001) Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.