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The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	2008	present	A1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Paradoxornis ruficeps	NR	resident	2000	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Tongbiguan	Nature Reserve	31,287	protected area contained by site	31,287

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Other		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tongbiguan. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tongbiguan-iba-china-(mainland) on 01/10/2023.