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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)	common	A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Mountain Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola fytchii	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident (2002)	unknown	A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Blue-naped Pitta Hydrornis nipalensis	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Black-streaked Scimitar-babbler Erythrogenys gravivox	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax castanotis	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush Pterorhinus gularis	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Eastern Spectacled Barwing Actinodura radcliffei	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Forest	-
Grassland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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