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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident	1994	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Polyplectron bicalcaratum	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Vietnam Pheasant Lophura edwardsi	CR	resident	1990-1997	15 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Lophura imperialis	NR	resident	1990	1 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi	EN	resident	2000	present	A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident	1994	present	A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	1994	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident	1994	frequent	A3
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Urocissa whiteheadi	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-tailed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus intensior	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Short-tailed Parrotbill Suthora davidiana	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident	1994	rare	A2, A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident	1994	rare	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Alcippe peracensis	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Aethopyga christinae	NR	resident	2000	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Ke Go	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical)	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ke Go (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ke-go-iba-vietnam on 22/11/2024.