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 |
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Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii | VU | resident (2003) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
White Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi | NT | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans | NT | resident (2003) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Huang Long | Scenic Area (VI) | 75 |
1983 | Huanglongsi | Nature Reserve (V) | 100 |
1992 | Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) | 100 |
2000 | Huanglong | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 100 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Forest | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Shrubland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Huanglongsi Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/huanglongsi-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.