Eastern Qilian Shan mountains (China (mainland))

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Eastern Qilian Shan mountains

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Site description (2009 baseline):

Site location and context

Located in north-western Gansu. The mountains of the IBA define the border between the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau and the Mongol-Xinjiang Plateau. About 70% of the IBA is grassland and the rest is mainly agricultural land and coniferous forest.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: No information.

Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity

Part if the IBA is protected in the Qilian Shan Nature Reserve (2,653,023 ha), which was established at the provincial level in 1987 and upgraded to a national nature reserve in 1988.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Qilian Shan mountains (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-qilian-shan-mountains-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.