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Site description (2004 baseline):
Site location and context
The site comprises Doi Phu Nang proposed national park, which spans the western and eastern flanks of the Mae Yom river, and is contiguous with three other IBAs: Doi Pha Chang Wildlife Sanctuary (TH013), Wiang Lor Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent area to the east (TH014) and Mae Yom National Park (TH016). The topography of the site is predominantly hilly, and the vegetation is dominated by mixed deciduous forest and deciduous dipterocarp forest.
Doi Phu Nang proposed national park is perhaps the most important site for the conservation of the globally threatened Green Peafowl Pavo muticus in northern Thailand. Of the protected areas situated within the Mae Ping, Mae Yom, Mae Nan and Mae Ang basins, which together support a population of over 200 individuals, Doi Phu Nang is thought to hold the largest number.
Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals
Southern Serow Capricornis sumatraensis (VU)
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina (VU)
Plants
Afzelia xylocarpa (EN)
The site comprises Doi Phu Nang proposed national park, which spans the western and eastern flanks of the Mae Yom river, and is contiguous with three other IBAs: Doi Pha Chang Wildlife Sanctuary (TH013), Wiang Lor Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent area to the east (TH014) and Mae Yom National Park (TH016). The topography of the site is predominantly hilly, and the vegetation is dominated by mixed deciduous forest and deciduous dipterocarp forest.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Hunting, forest fire, egg collection, tourism and selective logging are the main on-going threats to biodiversity at the site. A major potential threat is infrastructure development: some areas of the site will be inundated if the proposed Kaeng Sua Ten dam is constructed.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Doi Phu Nang (Thailand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/doi-phu-nang-iba-thailand on 27/12/2024.
