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Helan Shan Nature Reserve (Ningxia)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN passage (2003) present A1
Ala Shan Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus NT breeding (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 Helanshan (Ningxia) Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Grassland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Helan Shan Nature Reserve (Ningxia) (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/helan-shan-nature-reserve-(ningxia)-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.