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Min Shan mountains


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi NT resident 2000 present A3
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Rusty-throated Parrotbill Suthora przewalskii LC resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sukatschewi VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Grassland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Min Shan mountains (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/min-shan-mountains-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.