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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
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Megalaima asiatica	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pycnonotus flavescens	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Phylloscopus davisoni	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Aegithalos concinnus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta	LC	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
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey Laughingthrush Garrulax maesi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Heterophasia melanoleuca	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Actinodura ramsayi	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa	VU	resident	2000-2002	present	A1, A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Shrubland		24293	19435	-	-	very unfavourable

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Du Gia	Nature Reserve	0	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Hill evergreen forest (subtropical), Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp)	-
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Du Gia. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.