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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Grey Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Mountain Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola fytchii	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2002	frequent	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	passage	2002	common	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis bakeri	LC	resident	2002	uncommon	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps	LC	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Black-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus chinensis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax castanotis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax merulinus	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident	2002	uncommon	A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Eastern Spectacled Barwing Actinodura radcliffei	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa	VU	resident	2002	rare	A1, A3
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea	LC	passage	2002	rare	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	2002	uncommon	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Hainan Blue-flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus	LC	winter	2002	rare	A3
Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident	2002	uncommon	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	2002	common	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	2002	frequent	A3
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos	LC	resident	2002	rare	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

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
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Phou Loey	National Biodiversity Conservation Area	150,000	protected area overlaps with site	60,070
Nam Et	National Biodiversity Conservation Area	150,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phou Loeuy. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/16627 on 29/05/2023.