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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	2000	present	A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Plain-pouched Hornbill Rhyticeros subruficollis	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bamboo Woodpecker Gecinulus viridis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streak-breasted Woodpecker Picus viridanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Khao Laem	National Park	100
2009	Thong Pha Phum	National Park	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		26
Forest		-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khao Laem (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khao-laem-iba-thailand on 23/11/2024.