• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2003	present	A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2003	min 10 individuals	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna	EN	resident	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).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Panthera tigris	Tiger	30	2	individuals	7	very unfavourable
Elephas maximus	Asian Elephant	250	205	individuals	82	near favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		291896	216516	-	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	industrial & military effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Xishuangbanna	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	241,700	protected area overlaps with site	241,700
Xishuangbanna	Nature Reserve	247,439	is identical to site	241,776

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Introduced vegetation		-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Other		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xishuangbanna. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xishuangbanna-iba-china-(mainland) on 30/09/2023.