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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident (2001)	rare	A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii	NT	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	resident (2001)	rare	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of site covered (10–49%)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Shingle and stony beaches; Freshwater lakes and pools

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Attapu Plain (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/attapu-plain-iba-laos on 19/01/2025.