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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	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident (2001)	rare	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident (2001)	uncommon	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	breeding (2001)	uncommon	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Pale-footed Bush-warbler Hemitesia pallidipes	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis	LC	resident (2001)	present	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	breeding (2001)	present	A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii	LC	breeding (2001)	present	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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 planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Phou Dene Din	National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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