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Meihua 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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Collared Partridge Arborophila gingica NT resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Elliot's Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti LC resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter (2003) present A1
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules NT resident (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 Meihuashan Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meihua Shan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meihua-shan-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.