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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
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Vietnam Pheasant Lophura edwardsi	CR	resident (1996–1998)	8–10 birds	A1, A2, A3
Lophura imperialis	NR	resident (2000)	1 birds	A1, A2, A3
Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi	EN	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	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
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident (1998)	present	A2
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dakrong	Nature Reserve (-)	-
2014	Phong Dien	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên (IV)	5

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Site Support Groups of Ba Long commune, Dakrong Nature Reserve.	2004
Site Support Groups of Dakrong commune, Dakrong Nature Reserve	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)
Shrubland	25	Secondary scrub

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	95
agriculture	5

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