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Doi Phukha


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis LC resident 2000 present A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera LC resident 2000 present A3
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni LC resident 2000 present A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus LC resident 2000 present A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii LC resident 2000 present A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident 2000 present A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus LC resident 2000 present A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi LC resident 2000 present A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii LC resident 2000 present A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos LC resident 2000 present A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus LC resident 2000 present A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia LC resident 2000 present A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus LC resident 2000 present A3
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala LC resident 2000 present A3
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa LC resident 2000 present A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii LC resident 2000 present A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus LC resident 2000 present A3
Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons LC resident 2000 present A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus LC resident 2000 present A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster LC resident 2000 present A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi LC resident 2000 present A3
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens LC resident 2000 present A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea LC resident 2000 present A3
Aegithalos concinnus NR resident 2000 present A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola LC resident 2000 present A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps LC resident 2000 present A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata LC resident 2000 present A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia LC resident 2000 present A3
Dark-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca LC resident 2000 present A3
Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens LC resident 2000 present A3
Liocichla phoenicea NR resident 2000 present A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera LC resident 2000 present A3
Actinodura ramsayi NR resident 2000 present A3
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa VU resident 2004 present A1, A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis LC resident 2000 present A3
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis LC resident 2000 present A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger LC resident 2000 present A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura LC resident 2000 present A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident 2000 present A3
Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni LC resident 2000 present A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii LC resident 2000 present A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna LC resident 2000 present A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata LC resident 2000 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2007 unfavourable high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat -

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Artificial/Terrestrial good (> 90%) poor (40-69%) unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Biological resource use happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Natural system modifications happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Residential and commercial development happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1999 Doi Phukha National Park 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Doi Phukha (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/doi-phukha-iba-thailand on 22/11/2024.