TW017
Huben


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha VU breeding (2000) 20 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2008 Yunlin Huben Fairy Pitta 野生動物重要棲息環境 (IV) 56

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Forest minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 99
water management 1
tourism/recreation 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Huben (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/huben-iba-taiwan-china on 05/12/2024.