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Site description (2009 baseline):
Site location and context
Located on the boundary between Luding and Tianquan counties, in the central Hengduan Shan mountain ranges. The vegetation shows prominent vertical zonation: on the eastern slope there are broadleaf evergreen forests, broadleaf evergreen and deciduous mixed forest, and coniferous forest; on the western slope, there is a markedly seasonal monsoon climate, with sparse scrub, pine forest and coniferous forest below 1,500 m.
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected species include Lesser Panda, Asiatic Black Bear, Serow and Musk Deer.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
The IBA is partially protected in a national forest park which was established in 1998. Erlang Shan was designated in 2006 under the World Heritage Convention as part of the ‘Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries World Heritage Site’.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Erlang Shan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/erlang-shan-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.
