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Site description (2009 baseline):
Site location and context
The typical habitat in the Nanling mountains is broadleaf-evergreen forest, including areas of both primary and secondary forests. There are many peaks of over 1,000 m, including the highest mountain in Guangdong Province, Shikengkong at 1,902 m.
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Fokienia hodginsii, Pinus kwangtungensis, Tsuga tckekiangensis, Amentotaxus argotaenia, Taxus chinensis and Pseudotaxus chienii.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
The IBA includes Nanling National Nature Reserve (58,924 ha), which was established in 1993, by combining Chengjia, Dadong Shan, Longtanjiao, Babao Shan and Dading Shan provincial-level nature reserves.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nanling mountains (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nanling-mountains-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.