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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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	1997-1998	frequent	A1, A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	non-breeding	1997-1998	5 individuals	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident	1997	present	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	1997	1 individuals	A1
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident	1997-1998	8 individuals	A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Mirafra assamica	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Dry deciduous forest (tropical)	-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ya Lop. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ya-lop-iba-vietnam on 01/10/2023.