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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2001	28-37 individuals	A1
Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni	LC	resident	2001	present	A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Spelaeornis chocolatinus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Barwing Sibia souliei	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae	NT	resident	2000	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Che Tao SHCA	Other	-
2006	Che Tao	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên	66

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Hill evergreen forest (subtropical), Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp)	80
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	95
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Che Tao (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/che-tao-iba-vietnam on 23/11/2024.