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Mount Tuomuer 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
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2003) present A1, A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding (2003) present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (2003) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Tuomuerfeng Nature Reserve (V) 100
2013 Xinjiang Tianshan World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Grassland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Tuomuer Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-tuomuer-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/12/2024.