Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarus Crane Grus antigone | VU | non-breeding | 1997-2002 | 135-377 individuals | A1, A4i |
| White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni | CR | resident | 1999 | 1 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis | NT | non-breeding | 1999 | present | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | near favourable | high | negligible |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | - | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | 7624 | 6328 | - | - | near favourable | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
| Pollution | air-borne pollutants - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kien Giang | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1,188,104 | protected area contains site | 0 |
| Hon Chong | Khu Bảo vệ cảnh quan | 964 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Edaphic grassland | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Rice paddies, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kien Luong. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kien-luong-iba-vietnam on 28/09/2023.
