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Chebaling Nature Reserve


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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Collared Partridge Arborophila gingica NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica EN resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules NT resident 2000 present A3
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha VU breeding 2003 present A1, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1988 Chebaling Nature Reserve 100
2007 Chebaling UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Grassland -
Shrubland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chebaling Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chebaling-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.