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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 (2002)	frequent	A3
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (2002)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (2002)	unknown	A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident (2002)	common	A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident (2002)	common	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident (2002)	present	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident (2002)	present	A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii	NT	resident (2002)	present	A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
White-winged Magpie Urocissa xanthomelana	NT	resident (2002)	common	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator	LC	resident (2002)	present	A2
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Pale-billed Parrotbill Suthora atrosuperciliaris	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident (2002)	uncommon	A2, A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Indochinese Fulvetta Fulvetta danisi	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax castanotis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident (2002)	present	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Eastern Spectacled Barwing Actinodura radcliffei	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa	VU	resident (2002)	frequent	A1, A3
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis	LC	winter (2002)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga latouchii	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Nakai - Nam Theun	National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Forest	-	Dry evergreen forest (tropical)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nakai-Nam Theun (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nakai-nam-theun-iba-laos on 23/12/2024.