Prek Taek Sap (16684)
Cambodia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Prek Taek Sap
Central coordinates: Latitude: 10.5667, Longitude: 103.6833
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 111
Area of KBA (km2): 81.15675
Protected area coverage (%): 55.96
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The IBA comprises the estuary of the Taek Sap River, which flows into the Gulf of Thailand to the east of Ream National Park. At the mouth of the estuary is situated a large island, called Koh Thmei. The vegetation of the IBA is dominated by intertidal mudflats and coastal mangrove, with some stands of Nypa and areas of degraded Melaleuca forest on the landward side of the mangrove. The IBA is a non-breeding site for a number of large waterbirds, including Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala and Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis. Most significantly, the IBA is the most important known non-breeding site in Cambodia for Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea, which breeds at Prek Toal IBA, and most probably at an as yet undiscovered location in south-west Cambodia, quite possibly nearby (perhaps even within) this IBA.
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)
Additional biodiversity: Other regionally sinificant bird species: Woolly-necked Stork. Non-bird biodiversity: Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) occurs around Koh Thmei and is data deficient.Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | fisheries/aquaculture | military | nature conservation and research | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 33 | |
| Marine Neritic | 33 | |
| Forest | 33 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: One of the major threats to biodiversity at the IBA is habitat loss, particularly clearance of mangrove. In addition, hunting is a serious problem in the neighbouring Ream National Park, although the severity of this threat within the IBA has not been assessed.
Additional information
References: Document nameEdwards, P.J. (1996) Cambodia wetlands ornithological survey. Xenus Ecology. Newmarket, UK.Goes, F. (ed.) (1999) Recent Sightings. Cambodia Bird News 1: 20-23Goes, F. (ed.) (1999) Recent Sightings. Cambodia Bird News 3: 39-43Goes, F. Tan, S. and Ros, B. (1998) Preliminary bird survey for cluster of three National Parks in southern Cambodia. European Commission Support Program to the Environmental Sector in Cambodia (SPEC). Phnom PenhMundkur, T., Carr, P., Sun Hean and Chhim Somean 1995. Surveys for large waterbirds in Cambodia. March - April 1994. Cambridge, UK: IUCN/SSC.