Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
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Area: 8,829 hectares (88.29 km2)
Site description (2009 baseline)
Located in Piankou, Xiaoba and Kaiping townships of Beichuan County, Mianyang City. The IBA is on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin, in the centre of the Min Shan mountains, at the south-eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, and on the western side of the Longmen Shan mountains.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected mammals including Giant Panda, Sichuan Snub-nosed Langur and Takin.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Piankou Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/piankou-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.