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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-eared Night-heron Oroanassa magnifica	EN	resident	2001	1 individuals	A1, A2, A3, A4i
Megalaima asiatica	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Eared Pitta Hydrornis phayrei	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Collared Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Urocissa whiteheadi	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Paradoxornis ruficeps	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Yuhina castaniceps	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Gypsophila crispifrons	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Gampsorhynchus rufulus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus chinensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey Laughingthrush Garrulax maesi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue-flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Shrubland		2200	2000	-	-	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Nam Xuan Lac	Khu Bảo tồn loài và sinh cảnh	4,155	protected area overlaps with site	0
Na Hang	Special Use Forest	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Na Hang	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên	21,238	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)	-
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ban Thi - Xuan Lac. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/06/2022.