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Mount Huang Shan


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
Elliot's Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2003 present A1
Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus VU breeding 2003 present A1, A2, 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)
Qutianhu Nature Reserve 4,500 protected area contained by site 4,500
Mount Huangshan World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 15,400 protected area overlaps with site 15,400

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Huang Shan. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-huang-shan-iba-china-(mainland) on 06/12/2023.