TH005
Mae Fang


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
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Mountain Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola fytchii LC resident (2000) present A3
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae VU resident (2004) present A1, A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera LC resident (2000) present A3
Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii LC resident (2000) present A3
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni LC resident (2000) present A3
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda NT breeding (2004) present A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor LC resident (2000) present A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola VU winter (2004) present A1
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules NT resident (2000) present A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus LC resident (2000) present A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii LC resident (2000) present A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident (2000) present A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii NT resident (2000) present A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi LC resident (2000) present A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii LC resident (2000) present A3
Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos LC resident (2000) present A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus LC resident (2000) present A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii LC resident (2000) present A3
White-headed Bulbul Hypsipetes thompsoni LC resident (2000) present A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus LC resident (2000) present A3
Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons LC resident (2000) present A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous LC resident (2000) present A3
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens LC resident (2000) present A3
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher LC breeding (2000) present A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata LC resident (2000) present A3
Aberrant Bush-warbler Horornis flavolivaceus LC winter (2000) present A3
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis LC resident (2000) present A3
Striated Yuhina Staphida castaniceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre LC resident (2000) present A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia LC resident (2000) present A3
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax merulinus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax strepitans LC resident (2000) present A3
White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei LC resident (2000) present A3
Dark-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens LC resident (2000) present A3
Liocichla phoenicea NR resident (2000) present A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera LC resident (2000) present A3
Bar-throated Minla Chrysominla strigula LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Spectacled Barwing Actinodura ramsayi LC resident (2000) present A3
Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna EN resident (2004) present A1, A3
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata LC resident (2000) present A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea LC resident (2000) present A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae VU winter (2004) present A1
Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui LC breeding (2000) present A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara LC resident (2000) present A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae LC breeding (2000) present A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger LC resident (2000) present A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura LC resident (2000) present A3
Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chrysaeus LC breeding (2000) present A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale LC resident (2000) present A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum LC resident (2000) present A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna LC resident (2000) present A3
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata LC resident (2000) present A3
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos LC breeding (2000) present A3
Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2007 poor medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat -

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70–90%) moderate (70–90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2000 Mae Phang National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 98 Hill evergreen forest (subtropical); Dry evergreen forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Other 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mae Fang (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mae-fang-iba-thailand on 22/12/2024.