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Lao Shan Mountain


IBA Justification

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
Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii VU resident 2008 present A1
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha VU unknown 2008 present A1

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



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.