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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
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

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Dong Ampham	National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI)	100

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dong Ampham (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dong-ampham-iba-laos on 07/01/2025.