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The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident	1999	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi	EN	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-headed Fish-eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus	NT	non-breeding	2002	1 individuals	A1
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident	1994-1999	25 individuals	A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	1994-1999	10-12 individuals	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	1998-1999	present	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident	1998-1999	present	A3
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-naped Pitta Hydrornis nipalensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Urocissa whiteheadi	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pycnonotus finlaysoni	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
White-tailed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus intensior	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident	1998-1999	present	A2, A3
Gampsorhynchus rufulus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Alcippe peracensis	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Garrulax maesi	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Garrulax merulinus	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Aethopyga christinae	NR	resident	2000	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2001	Pu Mat	Vườn quốc gia	9
2007	Western Nghe An	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)	90
Shrubland	Secondary scrub	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pu Mat (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pu-mat-iba-vietnam on 22/11/2024.