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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
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident (2002)	present	A1, A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp); Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Samtse (Bhutan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/samtse-iba-bhutan on 23/12/2024.