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The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Orange-necked Partridge Arborophila davidi	NT	resident	1990-2000	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	1989-2001	5-17 individuals	A1, A3
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini	VU	resident	2000-2001	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident	1990-2000	common	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	1990-1999	present	A1
White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni	CR	non-breeding	1991-1999	1-3 individuals	A1
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident	1996-1999	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Mirafra assamica	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident	1990-2000	frequent	A2, A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Acridotheres burmannicus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Cat Tien	Vườn quốc gia	100
2001	Cat Tien	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2005	Bau Sau	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	36

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Moist deciduous forest (tropical)	64
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nam Cat Tien (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nam-cat-tien-iba-vietnam on 22/11/2024.