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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2003

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Vietnamese Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident	2002	unknown	A1, A2
Grey Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Necklaced Barbet Psilopogon auricularis	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Grey-crowned Tit Aegithalos annamensis	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Indochinese Fulvetta Fulvetta danisi	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Black-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax milleti	LC	resident	2002	common	A2
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A2
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Vietnamese Cutia Cutia legalleni	NT	resident	2002	common	A3
Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae	NT	resident	2002	common	A2
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata	LC	resident	2002	frequent	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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Unknown	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Xe Xap	Not Reported	113,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Dry evergreen forest (tropical)	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Phou Ahyon. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/08/2022.