LA024
Nakai Plateau


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
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus LC resident (2002) present A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus LC resident (2002) frequent A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum LC resident (2002) common A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera LC resident (2002) frequent A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi LC resident (2002) uncommon A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus LC winter (2002) uncommon A3
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii NT resident (2002) abundant A4i
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola VU winter (2002) uncommon A1
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni NT resident (2002) common A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules NT resident (2002) frequent A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri LC resident (2002) common A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus LC resident (2002) common A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus LC resident (2002) common 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) uncommon A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis LC resident (2002) uncommon A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri NT resident (2002) present A3
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos LC resident (2002) frequent A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii NT resident (2002) common A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror LC resident (2002) present A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus LC resident (2002) present A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii LC resident (2002) frequent A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus LC resident (2002) present A3
Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis LC winter (2002) uncommon A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos LC resident (2002) present A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides LC resident (2002) uncommon A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia LC resident (2002) common A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae LC resident (2002) present A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea LC resident (2002) common A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua LC resident (2002) common A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster LC resident (2002) common A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni LC resident (2002) common A3
Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti LC resident (2002) uncommon A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia LC resident (2002) common A3
Indochinese Fulvetta Fulvetta danisi LC resident (2002) frequent A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger LC resident (2002) present A3
Pterorhinus chinensis NR resident (2002) present A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis LC resident (2002) present A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis LC resident (2002) uncommon A3
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis LC resident (2002) uncommon A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica LC resident (2002) uncommon A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus LC resident (2002) frequent A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina LC resident (2002) frequent A3
Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga latouchii LC resident (2002) frequent A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Nakai - Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI) 59
2000 Corridor Nakai - Nam Theun and Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI) 32

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest - Pine forest (subtropical); Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Dry evergreen forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland) - Rivers and streams; Freshwater lakes and pools

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nakai Plateau (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nakai-plateau-iba-laos on 07/12/2024.