LA025
Nakai-Nam Theun


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) 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
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui NT resident 2002 uncommon A2, A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata LC resident 2002 common 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1993 Nakai - Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest Dry evergreen forest (tropical) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 22/11/2024.