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Mae Yom


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident (2004) present A1

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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed high medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset unknown

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Energy production and mining likely in short term (within 4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A manage­ment plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1986 Mae Yom National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mae Yom (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mae-yom-iba-thailand on 07/01/2025.