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Chebaling Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Collared Partridge Arborophila gingica NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
White-eared Night-heron Oroanassa magnifica EN resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules NT resident 2000 present A3
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha VU breeding 2003 present A1, A3

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Chebaling UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2,512 protected area overlaps with site 0
Chebaling Nature Reserve 7,545 is identical to site 7,545

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
Shrubland -
Grassland -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chebaling Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chebaling-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 02/10/2023.