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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
Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident (2002)	rare	A1, A3
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi	LC	resident (2002)	unknown	A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	resident (2002)	rare	A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (2002)	rare	A1
Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea	CR	resident (2002)	rare	A1, A4i
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris	CR	resident (2002)	uncommon	A1, A3
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident (2002)	uncommon	A3
Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca	LC	resident (2002)	rare	A3
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A2, A3
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus	LC	resident (2002)	common	A3
Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus	LC	resident (2002)	frequent	A3
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae	NT	resident (2002)	frequent	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Xe Pian	National Biodiversity Conservation Area (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Dry deciduous forest (tropical); Moist deciduous forest (tropical); Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers and streams; Riverine floodplains

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xe Kong Plains (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xe-kong-plains-iba-laos on 22/12/2024.