TH004
Om Koi


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus LC resident 2000 present A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer LC resident 2000 present A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus LC resident 2000 present A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata NT resident 2000 present A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus LC resident 2000 present A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera LC resident 2000 present A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus LC resident 2000 present A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus LC resident 2000 present A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola LC resident 2000 present A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia LC resident 2000 present A3
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala LC resident 2000 present A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster LC resident 2000 present A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi LC resident 2000 present A3
Burmese Yuhina Yuhina humilis LC resident 2003 present A2
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis LC resident 2000 present A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus LC resident 2000 present A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Om Koi Wildlife Sanctuary 122,400 protected area overlaps with site 120,239
Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary 117,300 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Mae Ping National Park 100,375 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Om Koi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/om-koi-iba-thailand on 24/09/2023.