Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA Criteria met: A1, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 242,510 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | medium | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA is located on the south-western boundary of Yunnan, in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Area which includes Jinghong, Menghai and Mengla counties. It has many wide valleys and basins, and is surrounded by low mountains. The climate is influenced by warm and moist oceanic winds from the Bay of Bengal, which allows the development of rainforest and monsoon forest.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Parashorea chinensis, Cycas siamensis and Alsophila spinulosa. Animals include Panthera tigris corbetti, Panthera pardus, Neofelis nebulosa, Hylobates leucogenys, Presbytis phayrei, Nycticebus coucang, Bos gaurus and Elephas maximus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Xishuangbanna. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/05/2022.
