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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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident (1997–1998)	frequent	A1, A3
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding (1997–1998)	5 birds	A1
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus	CR	resident (1997)	present	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (1997)	1 birds	A1
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon Neohierax insignis	NT	resident (1997–1998)	8 birds	A3
Blossom-headed Parakeet Himalayapsitta roseata	NT	resident (2000)	present	A3
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Mirafra assamica	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus	NT	resident (1997)	present	A1
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical); Dry deciduous forest (tropical)
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ya Lop (Vietnam). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ya-lop-iba-vietnam on 23/12/2024.