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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
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Annamite Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata	CR	resident (1997–1999)	10–14 males	A1, A2, A3
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon Treron seimundi	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi	EN	resident (2000)	present	A3
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus	LC	breeding (2000)	present	A3
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni	NT	resident (1997–1999)	25–75 birds	A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident (1997)	present	A3
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri	NT	resident (1997)	present	A3
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Urocissa whiteheadi	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Collared Crow Corvus pectoralis	VU	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	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
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-tailed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus intensior	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Aegithalos concinnus	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Short-tailed Parrotbill Suthora davidiana	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident (1994–1997)	present	A2, A3
Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Gampsorhynchus rufulus	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Indochinese Wren-babbler Napothera danjoui	NT	resident (1997–1999)	frequent	A2, A3
Alcippe peracensis	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Garrulax maesi	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Pterorhinus chinensis	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush Pterorhinus gularis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	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
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-tailed Blue Robin Myiomela leucura	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Greyish-crowned Leafbird Chloropsis lazulina	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Aethopyga christinae	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Vu Quang	Vườn quốc gia (II)	29

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Hill evergreen forest (subtropical); Montane broadleaf evergreen forest (mont temp)
Shrubland	20	Secondary scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land; Forestry and agro-industrial plantations

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vu Quang (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vu-quang-iba-vietnam on 04/12/2024.