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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
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

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

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	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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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.