Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA Criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 85,000 ha
Site description
Daming Shan is located in central-south Guangxi Autonomous Region, in Wuming, Shanglin and Wushan counties. The IBA includes Daming Shan Nature Reserve and parts of Liangjiang and Matou towns in the south-west of the mountains, where small streams, ponds, small reservoirs and paddyfields provide suitable habitats for Gorsachius magnificus.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Alsophila spinulosa, and nationally protected animals include Capricornis sumatraensis, Selenarctos thibetanus and Moschus berezovskii.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Damingshan. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.
