TH046
Ko Phra Thong


IBA Justification

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
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea VU resident (2004) present A1, A3
Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon Treron fulvicollis VU resident (2000) present A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2004) present A1
White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum NT resident (2000) present A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ko Phra Thong (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ko-phra-thong-iba-thailand on 23/12/2024.