Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary

Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary
Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Location in Myanmar
Location	Bago Division, Burma
Coordinates	17°32′N 96°35′E / 17.533°N 96.583°E
Area	103.6 km2 (40.0 sq mi)
Established	1988
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary
Designated	17 November 2004
Reference no.	1431

Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Bago Division, covering an area of 103.6 km² (40.0 sq mi). It was established in 1988 and gained the status of an Important Bird Area in 2003.^[1]

The wetland encompasses an artificial lake, short and tall grasslands, patches with planted trees, rice and lotus fields at an elevation of 0–30 m (0–98 ft). During a survey in the winter of 2014–2015, 52 bird species were recorded including black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster), great egret (Ardea alba), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), intermediate egret (Mesophoyx intermedia), little egret (Egretta garzetta), Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans), lesser whistling-duck (Dendrocygna javanica), pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus), purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyria), pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus), Northern pintail (Anas acuta), little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger), little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos), eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus) and black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
^ "Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Aung, H. S. (2015). Characteristics of Wintering Bird Communities in Different Habitat Types in the Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar (PDF) (MSc thesis). Seoul, Korea: Seoul National University.

External links

BirdLife International (2019). "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Moyingyi".

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[wdpa-1] World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.

[2] "Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[3] Aung, H. S. (2015). Characteristics of Wintering Bird Communities in Different Habitat Types in the Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar (PDF) (MSc thesis). Seoul, Korea: Seoul National University.

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