Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | moderate | medium | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | - | - | moderate |
| 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 | few individuals/small area (<10%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | low |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity |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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ngoc Linh (Kon Tum) | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên (IV) | 44 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 90 | Hill evergreen forest (subtropical); Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp) |
| Shrubland | 10 | Secondary scrub |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | 62 |
| nature conservation and research | 38 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ngoc Linh (Vietnam). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ngoc-linh-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.