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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii	NT	resident (2002)	present	A4i
Little Pratincole Glareola lactea	LC	resident (2002)	common	A4i
Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (>4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Sand dunes and beaches; Shingle and stony beaches

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Lao Mekong (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-lao-mekong-iba-laos on 23/12/2024.