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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident	2001	common	A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi	LC	breeding	2001	uncommon	A3
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	breeding	2001	rare	A1, A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident	2001	rare	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	breeding	2001	rare	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	breeding	2001	common	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	breeding	2001	rare	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	breeding	2001	common	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident	2001	frequent	A3
Eared Pitta Hydrornis phayrei	LC	breeding	2001	rare	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus	LC	breeding	2001	rare	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	breeding	2001	common	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	breeding	2001	common	A3
Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis	LC	winter	2001	rare	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	breeding	2001	rare	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	breeding	2001	common	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	breeding	2001	common	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	breeding	2001	common	A2, A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	breeding	2001	rare	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

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
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Dong Ampham	National Biodiversity Conservation Area	43

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Xe Kaman (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-xe-kaman-iba-laos on 25/11/2024.