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Year of compilation: 2009

Located in Xinyang County, east of the Tongbai Shan mountains and at the western end of the Dabie Shan mountains. Forest covers 2,859.8 ha, about 90% of the IBA.

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Changnienia amoena and Emmenopterys henryi. Animals include Andrias davidianus, Panthera pardus, Lutra lutra, Viverra zibetha, Viverricula indica and Naemorhedus goral.

Established as a provincial-level nature reserve in 1982, and upgraded to a national nature reserve (2,936 ha) in 1988.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Jigong Shan Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/04/2021.