TW041
Middle Section of Coastal Mountain Range


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 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
Taiwan Partridge Arborophila crudigularis LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Styan's Bulbul Pycnonotus taivanus VU resident 2001 unknown A1, A2, A3
Taiwan Yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Taiwan Liocichla Liocichla steerii LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Taiwan Whistling-thrush Myophonus insularis LC resident 2000 present A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2000 Coastal Mountain Range 野生動物重要棲息環境 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 90
Other 7
Artificial/Terrestrial 2
Grassland 1
Wetlands (inland) 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Middle Section of Coastal Mountain Range (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/middle-section-of-coastal-mountain-range-iba-taiwan-china on 22/11/2024.