LA008
Phou Dendin


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed low low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Biological resource use happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1993 Phou Dene Din National Biodiversity Conservation Area 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 22/11/2024.