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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
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (2002)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta finschii	NT	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
White-winged Magpie Urocissa xanthomelana	NT	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident (2002)	common	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. 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%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	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
Forest	-	Dry evergreen forest (tropical); Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Xe Bangfai (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-xe-bangfai-iba-laos on 22/12/2024.