Data Zone
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:1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | very unfavourable | medium | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | - | - | very unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Tay Con Linh I & II | Nature Reserve | - |
| 2002 | Tay Con Linh | Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên | 31 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Secondary scrub | 50 |
| Forest | Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical), Hill evergreen forest (subtropical) | 45 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | 95 |
| agriculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tay Con Linh (Vietnam). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tay-con-linh-iba-vietnam on 22/11/2024.