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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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	1974	present	A1
Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii	VU	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Gaoligongshan	Nature Reserve	100
2000	Gaoligong Mountain	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2003	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	32

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		93
Shrubland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gaoligong Shan Nature Reserve (southern section) (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gaoligong-shan-nature-reserve-(southern-section)-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.