Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A1 (2009)
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Area: 8,000 ha
Site description (2009 baseline)
Lao Shan has rather good vegetation cover, mainly of mixed deciduous and evergreen broadleaf forest. It is subject to quite high levels of disturbance from tourism.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lao Shan Mountain (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lao-shan-mountain-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.