Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary

Protected area in Myanmar

17°32′N 96°35′E / 17.533°N 96.583°E / 17.533; 96.583Area103.6 km² (40.0 sq mi)^[1]Established1988

Ramsar Wetland

Official nameMoe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife SanctuaryDesignated17 November 2004Reference no.1431^[2]

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.