Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA Criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
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Area: 5,000 ha
Site description
Located in the eastern part of Rong’an County. The IBA is in the western section of the Tianping Shan mountains, and low mountains cover about 20%, with intermediate-height mountains covering the remaining 80%.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Python molurus, Manis pentadactyla, Cervus unicolor, Capricornis sumatraensis, Viverra zibetha, Viverricula indica and Moschus berezovskii.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sansuo Nature Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2022.