VN037
Lang Bian


IBA Justification

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
Collared Laughingthrush Trochalopteron yersini EN resident (1991–2002) 10 birds A1, A2
Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae NT resident (1991) 4 birds A1, A2
Vietnamese Greenfinch Chloris monguilloti LC resident (1994–2002) present A1, A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 60
Forest 40 Pine forest (subtropical); Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lang Bian (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lang-bian-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.