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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Moist deciduous forest (tropical), Dry deciduous forest (tropical)	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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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 22/11/2024.