Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A3 (2009)
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Area: 29,800 ha
Site description (2009 baseline)
Cenwang Laoshan is located in north-western Guangxi Autonomous Region, on the border of Tianlin and Lingyun counties, and at the edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The vegetation has prominent vertical zonation, with a large area of stunted high-mountain forest, coniferous-broadleaf mixed forest, evergreen deciduous forest and commercially-exploited forest.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Fokienia hodginsii and Emmenopterys henryi. Nationally protected animals include Python molurus, Andrias davidianus, Manis pentadactyla, Macaca mulatto, Viverra zibetha, Viverricula indica and Moschus berezovskii.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cenwang Laoshan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cenwang-laoshan-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.