Data Zone
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) | common | A3 |
| Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum | LC | resident (2002) | common | A3 |
| Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri | LC | resident (2002) | present | A3 |
| Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus | LC | resident (2002) | frequent | A3 |
| Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis | LC | resident (2002) | present | A3 |
| Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri | NT | resident (2002) | common | A3 |
| Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos | LC | resident (2002) | present | A3 |
| Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua | LC | resident (2002) | present | A3 |
| Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti | LC | resident (2002) | common | A2, A3 |
| Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata | LC | resident (2002) | common | A3 |
| Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger | LC | resident (2002) | present | 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% 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 plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Khammouane Limestone (Phou Hin Poun) | National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - | Moist deciduous forest (tropical); Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical) |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khammouan Limestone (Laos). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khammouan-limestone-iba-laos on 23/12/2024.