Stung / Chi Kreng / Kampong Svay (16667)
Cambodia, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2012

National site name: Stung / Chi Kreng / Kampong Svay

Central coordinates: Latitude: 12.9500, Longitude: 104.4167

System: freshwater, terrestrial

Elevation (m): 4 to 17

Area of KBA (km²): 520.01934

Protected area coverage (%): 12.73

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: The IBA comprises one of the largest remnant tracts of contiguous semi-natural grassland within the Tonle Sap inundation zone. . The vegetation of the IBA is characterised by a mosaic of tall and short grass swards, mixed with some patchy, dense scrub, limited deepwater rice fields and small, scattered wetlands. Wet season rice is cultivated along the IBA's northern fringe adjacent to RN6. The seasonally inundated grassland supports the highest densities of breeding Bengal Floricans Houbaropsis bengalensis found in Cambodia to date, and the IBA supports a highly significant population of this species. The small pools are used as feeding areas by a number of large waterbirds dispersing from the Tonle Sap breeding colonies, including Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala and Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus. The IBA also supports a substantial wintering population of Manchurian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus tangorum, as well as small numbers of wintering Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga.

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.

Habitats

Land use: agriculture | fisheries/aquaculture | urban/industrial/transport

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial	25
Wetlands(Inland)	25
Grassland	25
Shrubland	25

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Hunting is currently the most serious threat to Bengal Florican and waterbirds at the IBA.. During the dry season, as floodwaters recede, large numbers of people move into the area to fish, harvest grasses, gather brushwood and wetland plants, and graze domestic livestock in herds that can number several hundred animals. This causes high levels of disturbance in some parts of the IBA. Deepwater rice is cultivated rather patchily in northern parts of the IBA. A potential future threat to biodiversity at the IBA is conversion of grassland areas to deepwater rice cultivation.

Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Threat level 3	Timing
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops	Agro-industry farming	Ongoing
Biological resource use	Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals	Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	Ongoing

Additional information