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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (1988–1999)	12 males	A1, A2, A3
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	breeding (1988–1999)	1–2 birds	A1, A3
Grey-headed Fish-eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus	NT	non-breeding (1988–1999)	1 birds	A1
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis	VU	resident (1999)	present	A1
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident (1988–1999)	present	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident (1988–1999)	present	A1, A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding (2000)	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	non-breeding (2000)	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident (1988–1999)	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident (1999)	present	A1, A2
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax milleti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A1, A2
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali	LC	resident (1988–1999)	frequent	A2
Acridotheres burmannicus	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Kon Chu Rang	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kon Cha Rang (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kon-cha-rang-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.