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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
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Necklaced Barbet Psilopogon auricularis	LC	resident	2001	rare	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2001	rare	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Grey-crowned Tit Aegithalos annamensis	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A2, A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Black-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax milleti	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A2, A3
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali	LC	resident	2001	frequent	A2
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident	2001	present	A3

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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	Not assessed	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Dong Ampham	National Biodiversity Conservation Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Dry evergreen forest (tropical), Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground	-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dong Ampham (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dong-ampham-iba-laos on 22/11/2024.