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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
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident (1998)	present	A2
Black-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax milleti	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2
Black-crowned Barwing Actinodura sodangorum	NT	resident (1998)	2 pairs	A1, A2
Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae	NT	resident (1998)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2014	Ngoc Linh (Kon Tum)	Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên (IV)	26

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Hill evergreen forest (subtropical); Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp)
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lo Xo Pass (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lo-xo-pass-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.