LA018
Hin Namno


IBA Justification

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 2002 common A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus LC resident 2002 common A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata CR resident 2002 uncommon A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum LC resident 2002 common A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera LC resident 2002 uncommon A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi EN resident 2002 present A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus LC resident 2002 present A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer LC resident 2002 rare A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni NT resident 2002 common A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri LC resident 2002 common A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus LC resident 2002 common A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii NT resident 2002 present A3
Eared Pitta Hydrornis phayrei LC resident 2002 uncommon A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror LC resident 2002 uncommon A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia LC resident 2002 present A3
White-winged Magpie Urocissa xanthomelana NT resident 2002 common A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca LC resident 2002 present A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua LC resident 2002 common A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola LC resident 2002 common A3
Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti LC resident 2002 common A2, A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata LC resident 2002 common A3
Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei LC resident 2002 common A3
Pterorhinus chinensis NR resident 2002 uncommon A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis LC resident 2002 frequent A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus LC resident 2002 common A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident 2002 rare A3
Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga latouchii LC resident 2002 present A3

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


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high

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 plan exists but the management planning process has begun Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1993 Hin Nam No National Biodiversity Conservation Area 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Moist deciduous forest (tropical) -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hin Namno (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hin-namno-iba-laos on 22/11/2024.