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Linkang Shan 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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii VU resident (2008) present A1
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha VU unknown (2008) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1982 Linkang Shan Nature Reserve (-) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Linkang Shan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/linkang-shan-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 15/01/2025.