VN018
Che Tao


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
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 birds 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Che Tao SHCA Other (-) -

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 95
agriculture 5


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 23/12/2024.