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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter (1992–1993)	20,000 birds	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (1989–1990)	10,000 birds	A4i
Sarus Crane Grus antigone	VU	non-breeding (1988–2002)	480–1,052 birds	A1, A4i
Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis	CR	resident (1990–1999)	4 birds	A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding (1988–1999)	51 birds	A1
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Tram Chim	Vườn quốc gia (II)	99

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	64	Edaphic grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Forestry and agro-industrial plantations
Wetlands (inland)	6	Permanent swamps
Forest	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	96
agriculture	4

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tram Chim (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tram-chim-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.