LA014
Phou Xiang Thong


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus LC resident (2002) common A3
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident (2002) frequent A1, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi LC resident (2002) common A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri LC resident (2002) rare A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus LC resident (2002) present A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus LC resident (2002) present A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident (2002) present A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis LC resident (2002) present A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri NT resident (2002) rare A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii NT resident (2002) common A3
Eared Pitta Hydrornis phayrei LC resident (2002) rare A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii LC resident (2002) present A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides LC resident (2002) present A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia LC resident (2002) present A3
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala LC resident (2002) present A3
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa LC resident (2002) common A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua LC resident (2002) present A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster LC resident (2002) common A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi LC resident (2002) common A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni LC resident (2002) present A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi LC resident (2002) rare A2, A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis LC resident (2002) present A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus LC resident (2002) present A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident (2002) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed high 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
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use 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
Whole area (>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 (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Phou Xiengthong National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Moist deciduous forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland) - Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry minor (<10)
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phou Xiang Thong (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phou-xiang-thong-iba-laos on 22/12/2024.