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Site description (2009 baseline):

Located in Hushi, Chishui County, in north-western Guizhou. The IBA has well developed tropical broadleaf evergreen forests. The area has high biodiversity, including a high concentration of nationally protected plants such as Cyathea spinulosa, and the Guizhou endemic Camellia luteoflora.

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Fokienia hodginsii and Alsophila spinulosa. Animals include Neofelis nebulosa, Selenarctos thibetanus, Capricornis sumatraensis, Moschus berezovskii, Manis pentadactyla and Macaca thibetana.

Established as a county-level nature reserve in 1984, and upgraded to a national nature reserve (13,300 ha) in 1992.

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