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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
Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rusty-breasted Tit Poecile davidi	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Three-toed Parrotbill Paradoxornis paradoxus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Rusty-throated Parrotbill Suthora przewalskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Barred Laughingthrush Ianthocincla lunulata	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sukatschewi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Rufous-headed Robin Larvivora ruficeps	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Blackthroat Calliope obscura	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1, A2, A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Jin Zhai Gou	Scenic Area	100
1992	Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
1994	Jiuzhaigou	Nature Reserve	100
1997	Jiuzhaigou Valley	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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