LA010
Xe Sap


IBA Justification

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
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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 poor medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

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

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%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Transportation and service corridors likely in short term (<4 years) few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Natural system modifications likely in long term (>4 years) few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place low

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


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 23/12/2024.