TH024
Umphang


IBA Justification

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
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni NT resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis VU resident (2004) present A1, A3
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus LC resident (2000) present A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii LC resident (2000) present A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis LC resident (2000) present A3
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii NT resident (2000) present A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi LC resident (2000) present A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii LC resident (2000) present A3
Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos LC resident (2000) present A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus LC resident (2000) present A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii LC resident (2000) present A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus LC resident (2000) present A3
Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens LC resident (2000) present A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea LC resident (2000) present A3
Burmese Yuhina Yuhina humilis LC resident (2003) common A2, A3
Striated Yuhina Staphida castaniceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps 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
White-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax strepitans LC resident (2000) present A3
Dark-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca 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
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata LC resident (2000) present A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae LC breeding (2000) present A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus LC resident (2000) present A3
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii LC resident (2000) present A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1989 Um Phang Wildlife Sanctuary (Ia) 96
1990 Khlong Wang Chao National Park (II) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Umphang (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/umphang-iba-thailand on 23/12/2024.