Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Sarus Crane Grus antigone | VU | non-breeding | 1997-2002 | 135-377 individuals | A1, A4i |
White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni | CR | resident | 1999 | 1 breeding pairs | A1 |
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis | NT | non-breeding | 1999 | present | A1 |
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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2008 | high | near favourable | negligible |
Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | - |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
Pollution | air-borne pollutants - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Wetlands (inland) | 7624 | 6328 | - | - | near favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Kien Giang | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1,188,104 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Hon Chong | Khu Bảo vệ cảnh quan | 964 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Grassland - edaphic, wet | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Rice paddies, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations | - |
Wetlands (inland) | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kien Luong. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.