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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
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	winter (1999–2000)	30–40 birds	A1, A4i
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding (1993–1999)	26 birds	A1
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage (1999)	322 birds	A4i
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus	NT	passage (1999)	144 birds	A1, A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Dat Mui (Nam Can)	Nature Reserve (-)	100
2000	Mui Ca Mau	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	85	Mangrove forest (tropical)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	8
Artificial/Terrestrial	7	Small settlements, rural gardens
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
other	62
not utilised	23
fisheries/aquaculture	8
urban/industrial/transport	7

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