Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis | NT | non-breeding | 1993-1996 | 6 individuals | A1 |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | passage | 1996 | 1 individuals | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | very unfavourable | medium | medium |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 75740 | 36423 | - | - | very unfavourable | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale | 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 |
| Pollution | industrial & military effluents - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | commercial and industrial development | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other 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 | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | medium |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Gio Mangrove | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 71,370 | protected area contains site | 0 |
| Can Gio | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 75,740 | is identical to site | 75,740 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Forest | Mangrove forest (tropical) | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Rice paddies, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
| Marine Neritic | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Can Gio. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/can-gio-iba-vietnam on 29/09/2023.
