Motacilla samveasnae is known, in the breeding season, from a substantial length of the River Mekong and several of its tributaries in
Cambodia, extending upstream from Kampi into southern
Laos, and there is a record from the non-breeding season in
Thailand. The species was first recorded in
Vietnam in 2002, where it is likely to be a resident breeder (Le Tron Trai and Craik 2008). In optimal habitat, linear densities may reach many pairs per kilometre, and its numbers are certainly healthy in Cambodia.
Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2012.
Motacilla samveasnae. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <
www.iucnredlist.org>
