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Huanglongsi Nature Reserve


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
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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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.