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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (1994–1996)	1–2 males	A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (1994)	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident (1994–1996)	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding (2000)	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti	LC	resident (1994–1996)	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident (1994)	present	A2
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	86
2013	Phong Nha-Ke Bang	Vườn quốc gia (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	94	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)
Shrubland	6	Secondary scrub

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phong Nha (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phong-nha-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.