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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Chestnut-headed Partridge Arborophila cambodiana	LC	resident	2004	present	A1, A2, A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi	VU	resident	2000	present	A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bamboo Woodpecker Gecinulus viridis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	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
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Silver Oriole Oriolus mellianus	EN	winter	2004	present	A1
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	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
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Acridotheres burmannicus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue-flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Myiomela leucurum	NR	breeding	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 - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Khao Soi Dao	Wildlife Sanctuary	74,496	is identical to site	73,504
Khao Sib Ha Chan	National Park	11,797	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Khao Soi Dao. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.