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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident (2002)	frequent	A1, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi	EN	resident (2002)	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (2002)	common	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	resident (2002)	rare	A1, A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Eared Pitta Hydrornis phayrei	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
White-browed Reed-warbler Acrocephalus tangorum	VU	winter (2002)	rare	A1
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident (2002)	abundant	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	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 trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dong Khanthung (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dong-khanthung-iba-laos on 22/12/2024.