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Longhua


Site description (2009 baseline):

Site location and context
Located in the west of Napo County. The IBA has a hilly landscape and a good number of streams, and there are 31 peaks above 1,000 m. Broadleaf evergreen forest still survives at above 1,200 m.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Garcinia paucinervis and Burretiodendron hsienmu. Animals include Python molurus, Macaca assamensis, Capricornis sumatraensis, Viverra zibetha, Felis bengalensis and Selenarctos thibetanus.



Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Established as a county-level nature reserve in 1982.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Longhua (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/longhua-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/12/2024.