Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesNote: 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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| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | medium | near favourable | medium |
| Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | Habitat |
| Accuracy of information | medium | ||
| 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 | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | 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 | 55100 | 51900 | - | - | near favourable | |
| Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
| Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Thanh | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 75,274 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Ngoc Linh (Quang Nam) | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 18,430 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Ngoc Linh (Kon Tum) | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 41,420 | protected area overlaps with site | 13,000 |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Hill evergreen forest (subtropical), Montane broadleaf evergreen forest | - |
| Shrubland | Secondary scrub | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ngoc Linh. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.
