VN039
Phong Nha


IBA Justification

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
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus LC resident 2000 present A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata CR resident 1994-1996 1-2 males A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum LC resident 2000 present A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi LC resident 1994 present A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri LC resident 2000 present A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri NT resident 1994-1996 present A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii LC resident 2000 present A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis 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
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea LC resident 2000 present A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua LC resident 2000 present A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni LC resident 2000 present A3
Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti LC resident 1994-1996 present A2, A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui NT resident 1994 present A2
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis LC resident 2000 present A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger LC resident 2000 present A3
Pterorhinus chinensis NR resident 2000 present A3

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 85,754 protected area overlaps with site 35,488
Phong Nha-Ke Bang Vườn quốc gia 123,320 protected area overlaps with site 41,132

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical) -
Shrubland Secondary scrub -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phong Nha. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phong-nha-iba-vietnam on 19/03/2024.