Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,760,000 ha
Site description (2009 baseline)
Located in the southern part of the Hengduan Shan mountains, with the Yunnan border to the south. The IBA has a canyon landscape, with arid montane deciduous scrub below 3,400 m, montane coniferous-broadleaf mixed forest at 3,400-3,800 m, coniferous forest at 3,800-4,600 m, and alpine scrub and grassland above 4,600 m.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Rhinopithecus bieti (around 700 individuals found within the reserve, 70% of the world population), Selenarctos thibetanus, Ursus arctos, Ailurus fulgens, Capricornis sumatraensis and Naemorhedus cranbrooki.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Markam (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/markam-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.