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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	2002	present	A3
Necklaced Barbet Psilopogon auricularis	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
White-winged Magpie Urocissa xanthomelana	NT	breeding	2002	present	A3
Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Grey-crowned Tit Aegithalos annamensis	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Streaked Wren-babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis	LC	resident	2002	present	A3
Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax castanotis	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae	NT	resident	2002	present	A2, A3
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger	LC	breeding	2002	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	breeding	2002	uncommon	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Xe Xap	Not Reported	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xe Sap (Laos). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xe-sap-iba-laos on 22/11/2024.