Key Biodiversity Areas

Ayeyarwady River: Singu Section (16273)
Myanmar, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Ayeyarwady River: Singu Section
Central coordinates: Latitude: 22.5500, Longitude: 95.9833
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 50 to 50
Area of KBA (km2): 62.46884
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard. KBA assessed during the 2011 revision of the CEPF Indo-Burma Ecosystem Profile.
Additional biodiversity: Over 20000 shorebirds

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)100

Additional information

References: AWC 1992/93 FD/WBSJ wetland survey