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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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini	VU	resident	2001	present	A1, A2, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident	2001	present	A2, A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Acridotheres burmannicus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	-	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	now	some of population/area (10-49%)	slow decline (1-10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10-30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1-10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1-10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	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
Most of area (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Lo Go-Xa Mat	Vườn quốc gia	53

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	79	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Moist deciduous forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Grassland	-	Edaphic grassland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Ephemeral wetlands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	6

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lo Go - Xa Mat (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lo-go--xa-mat-iba-vietnam on 03/12/2024.