(IBAs)Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are KBAs identified for birds using internationally agreed criteria applied locally by BirdLife Partners and experts.

Bird Species in Myanmar

Total1031Breeding Endemic10
Land Birds869Seabirds22
Migratory355Waterbirds159
Key Biodiversity Areas132Important Bird Areas57

Reference: BirdLife International

IBAs in Myanmar

IBAs in Myanmar

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute to the global persistence of biodiversity, including vital habitat for threatened plant and animal species in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems.