Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A2, A3 (2009)
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Area: 220,000 hectares (2,200.00 km2)
Site description (2009 baseline)
Located in the northern part of the Hengduan Shan mountains. The IBA has high mountains and river valleys, and at 3,000-3,400 m there are dry river valleys, at 3,400-4,300 m there is Picea likiangensis forest on shaded slopes and Juniperus chinesis forest is dominant on sunny slopes, and at higher altitudes there is alpine scrub and grassland.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals including Macaca mulatta, Selenarctos thibetanus, Cervus albirostris and Cervus elaphus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chamdo (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chamdo-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.