VN057
Fan Si Pan


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
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Mountain Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola fytchii LC resident (2000) present A3
Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii LC resident (2000) present A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera LC resident (2000) present A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola VU winter (1997–1998) 3 birds A1
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus LC resident (2000) present A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii LC resident (2000) present A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident (2000) present A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus LC resident (2000) present A3
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii NT resident (2000) present A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-headed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius rufiventer LC resident (2000) present A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus LC resident (2000) present A3
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus LC resident (2000) present A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus LC resident (2000) present A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii LC resident (2000) present A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus LC resident (2000) present A3
Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons LC resident (2000) present A3
Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques LC resident (2000) present A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous LC resident (2000) present A3
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher LC resident (2000) present A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis LC resident (2000) present A3
Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis LC resident (2000) present A3
White-spectacled Warbler Phylloscopus intermedius LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys LC resident (2000) present A3
White-tailed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus intensior LC resident (2000) present A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata LC resident (2000) present A3
Pale-footed Bush-warbler Hemitesia pallidipes LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps LC resident (2000) present A3
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni LC resident (1997–2000) present A2, A3
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis LC resident (2000) present A3
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis LC resident (2000) present A3
Short-tailed Parrotbill Suthora davidiana LC resident (2000) present A3
Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi LC resident (2000) present A3
Ashy-throated Parrotbill Suthora alphonsiana LC resident (2000) present A3
White-collared Yuhina Parayuhina diademata LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta LC resident (2000) present A3
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola LC resident (2000) present A3
Spelaeornis chocolatinus NR resident (2000) present A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-streaked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys gravivox LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia LC resident (2000) present A3
Manipur Fulvetta Fulvetta manipurensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax merulinus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio LC resident (2000) present A3
Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron formosum LC resident (1996) present A2, A3
Heterophasia melanoleuca NR resident (2000) present A3
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta LC resident (2000) present A3
Liocichla phoenicea NR resident (2000) present A3
Streaked Barwing Sibia souliei LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera LC resident (2000) present A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula LC resident (2000) present A3
Actinodura ramsayi NR resident (2000) present A3
White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa VU resident (1997–2000) present A1, A3
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni LC resident (2000) present A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea LC resident (2000) present A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus LC resident (2000) present A3
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea LC resident (2000) present A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae LC resident (2000) present A3
Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi LC resident (2000) present A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger LC resident (2000) present A3
Gould's Shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura LC resident (2000) present A3
White-browed Bush-robin Tarsiger indicus LC resident (2000) present A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale LC resident (2000) present A3
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata LC breeding (2000) present A3
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira LC non-breeding (2000) present A3
Spotted Elachura Elachura formosa LC resident (2000) present A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum LC resident (2000) present A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata LC resident (2000) present A3
Aethopyga christinae NR resident (2000) present A3
Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-headed Greenfinch Chloris ambigua LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Hoang Lien Vườn quốc gia (II) 60
2003 Hoang Lien Sa Pa National Park ASEAN Heritage (UA) 50

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 45 Hill evergreen forest (subtropical); Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp)
Shrubland 30 Secondary scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial 25 Arable land; Rice paddies; Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fan Si Pan (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fan-si-pan-iba-vietnam on 22/12/2024.