VN033
Ea So


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 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 Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident (1998) 4–6 birds A1, A3
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini VU resident (1998) present A1
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea VU resident (1998) 5 birds A1
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus LC resident (2000) present A3
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus CR non-breeding (1998) 1 birds A1, A3
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis VU resident (1998) 18 birds A1
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus LC resident (1998) present A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus LC resident (2000) present A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera LC resident (2000) present A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola LC resident (2000) present A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia LC resident (2000) present A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica LC resident (2000) present A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 poor medium medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest - - poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Ea So Nature Reserve (-) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 57 Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Moist deciduous forest (tropical)
Grassland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ea So (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ea-so-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.