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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-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	1997-2002	10 individuals	A1, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident	2002	uncommon	A1, A3
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata	EN	resident	2002	present	A1
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	breeding	1997-2002	1-2 individuals	A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	non-breeding	1997-2002	uncommon	A1
Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea	CR	resident	2002	present	A1
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	NT	non-breeding	2002	1-2 individuals	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident	1993-1997	1-2 individuals	A1, A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2002	present	A1
Lesser Fish-eagle Icthyophaga humilis	NT	resident	2002	4 individuals	A1
Grey-headed Fish-eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus	NT	non-breeding	2002	1-2 individuals	A1
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis	VU	resident	1997	3 individuals	A1
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident	1997-2002	uncommon	A1, A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	non-breeding	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
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	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
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident	2002	present	A2, A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	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
Acridotheres burmannicus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	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).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Yok Don	Vườn quốc gia	113,854	protected area contains site	58,200

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

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yok Don. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yok-don-iba-vietnam on 30/11/2023.