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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident	1999	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	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
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident	1994-1999	25 individuals	A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	1994-1999	10-12 individuals	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	1998-1999	present	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident	1998-1999	present	A3
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-naped Pitta Hydrornis nipalensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Urocissa whiteheadi	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pycnonotus finlaysoni	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Phylloscopus davisoni	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yuhina castaniceps	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident	1998-1999	present	A2, A3
Gampsorhynchus rufulus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Alcippe peracensis	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus chinensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Garrulax maesi	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Garrulax merulinus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis	LC	breeding	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
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue-flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Myiomela leucurum	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Aethopyga christinae	NR	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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Western Nghe An	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	1,303,285	protected area contains site	0
Pu Mat	Vườn quốc gia	93,524	protected area overlaps with site	8,500

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)	-
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pu Mat. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/02/2023.