TH002
Doi Suthep-Pui


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Mountain Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola fytchii LC resident (2000) present A3
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae VU resident (2004) present A1, A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera LC resident (2000) present A3
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni LC resident (2000) present A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus LC resident (2000) present A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer 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
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident (2000) present A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis NT resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii NT resident (2000) present A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi LC resident (2000) present A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii LC resident (2000) present A3
Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus LC resident (2000) present A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos LC resident (2000) present A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera LC resident (2000) present A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus LC resident (2000) present A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous 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
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher LC breeding (2000) present A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys LC resident (2000) present A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus LC winter (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Striated Yuhina Staphida castaniceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys 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
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis LC resident (2000) present A3
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata LC resident (2000) present A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea LC resident (2000) present A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae VU winter (2004) present A1
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara LC resident (2000) present A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae LC breeding (2000) present A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger LC resident (2000) present A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura LC resident (2000) present A3
Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chrysaeus LC breeding (2000) present A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident (2000) present A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii LC resident (2000) present A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos LC breeding (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Mae Sa-Kog Ma Reserve UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) -
1981 Doi Suthep-Pui National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Doi Suthep-Pui (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/doi-suthep-pui-iba-thailand on 12/01/2025.