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Bai Boi


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU non-breeding (1999–2000) 5–40 birds A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2000 Mui Ca Mau UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 97
2002 Bai Boi Coastal Protection Forest (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 43 Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Neritic 22
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine 15
Marine Intertidal 15
Artificial/Terrestrial 5 Small settlements, rural gardens

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 72
fisheries/aquaculture 24


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bai Boi (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bai-boi-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.