Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii | NT | breeding (2002) | present | A4i |
| Little Pratincole Glareola lactea | LC | breeding (2002) | present | A4i |
| Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica | LC | non-breeding (2002) | rare | A3 |
| Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni | LC | breeding (2002) | present | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
| Shrubland | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mekong River from Luang Prabang to Vientiane (Laos). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mekong-river-from-luang-prabang-to-vientiane-iba-laos on 23/12/2024.