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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
Orange-necked Partridge Arborophila davidi	NT	resident (1997–2001)	27–52 birds	A1, A2, A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini	VU	resident (1993–2001)	12–17 birds	A1, A2, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (1993–2001)	present	A3
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
Bamboo Woodpecker Gecinulus viridis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding (2000)	present	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	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
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
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident (1993–1997)	present	A2, A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Cat Tien	Vườn quốc gia (II)	100
2001	Cat Tien	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	60	Arable land; Rice paddies; Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground
Forest	40	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cat Loc (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cat-loc-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.