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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
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (2002)	present	A1, A2
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Necklaced Barbet Psilopogon auricularis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Grey-crowned Tit Aegithalos annamensis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Indochinese Fulvetta Fulvetta danisi	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Vietnamese Cutia Cutia legalleni	NT	resident (2002)	common	A3
Black-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax milleti	LC	resident (2002)	common	A2, A3
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali	LC	resident (2002)	present	A2, A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae	NT	resident (2002)	common	A2, A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	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
Unknown	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Dry evergreen forest (tropical)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Arable land
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phou Ahyon (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phou-ahyon-iba-laos on 23/12/2024.