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Min Shan mountains


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
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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Grassland -


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 23/12/2024.