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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
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 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Lophura imperialis	NR	resident	2000	1 individuals	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
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident	1998	present	A2
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident	2000	present	A3

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

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 area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Dakrong	Nature Reserve	-
2014	Dakrong	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên	83
2014	Phong Dien	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên	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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)	70
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	25

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: Dakrong (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dakrong-iba-vietnam on 23/11/2024.