Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA Criteria met: A1, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 65,058 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | low | not assessed | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Huanglian Shan is located in the central part of Lüchun County, in south-eastern Yunnan. It is an extension of the Ailao Shan mountain ranges. The nature reserve is 10 km from east to west, and 26 km from north to south. Most of the IBA is between 1,300 m and 2,200 m, and has prominent mountains and valleys. The main habitat type is primary subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Tetracentron sinense, Burretiodendron hsienmu and Alsophila spinulosa. Animals include Neofelis nebulosa, Panthera tigris, Hylobates concolor, Macaca assamensis, Capricornis sumatraensis and Cervus unicolor.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Huanglianshan. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/04/2019.
