Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
Red List Category |
Season |
Year(s) |
Population estimate at site |
IBA criteria met |
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor |
EN |
winter |
1993-2002 |
present |
A1, A4i |
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes |
VU |
passage |
2001 |
1-2 individuals |
A1 |
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis |
NT |
non-breeding |
1994 |
5 individuals |
A1 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata |
NT |
winter |
1997 |
900 individuals |
A4i |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
NT |
passage |
1996 |
5,000 individuals |
A4i |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea |
CR |
winter |
1993-2002 |
8-27 individuals |
A1 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina |
LC |
winter |
1995 |
1,500 individuals |
A4i |
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus |
NT |
winter |
1993-2001 |
53-181 individuals |
A1, A4i |
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes |
NT |
passage |
1997 |
1,000 individuals |
A4i |
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus |
LC |
passage |
1988 |
1,500 individuals |
A4i |
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer |
EN |
winter |
1993-2000 |
10-28 individuals |
A1, A4i |
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi |
VU |
winter |
1988-2002 |
44-100 individuals |
A1, A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
passage |
1996 |
20,000-33,000 individuals |
A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) 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 |
unfavourable |
medium |
high |
Was the whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
habitat |
good |
|
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click
here
Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
Xuan Thuy Natural Wetland Reserve
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
12,000 |
is identical to site |
12,000 |
Xuan Thuy
|
Vườn quốc gia |
7,100 |
protected area overlaps with site |
7,100 |
Tien Hai
|
Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên |
12,500 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Red River Delta
|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve |
105,557 |
protected area contains site |
0 |
Local Conservation Groups
The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.
Name |
Year formed |
Xuan Thuy Site Support Group |
2006 |
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click
here.
Habitat (IUCN level 1) |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
Forest |
Mangrove forest (tropical) |
- |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
Arable land, Small settlements, rural gardens, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations |
- |
Marine Intertidal |
|
- |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Other artificial wetlands |
- |
Marine Neritic |
|
- |
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xuan Thuy. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xuan-thuy-iba-vietnam on 19/03/2024.