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Site description (2009 baseline):

Located in Yanqing County, northern Beijing, about 100 km from downtown Beijing. The IBA was established as Song Shan forestry area in the late 1950s and as a nature reserve in 1986. Song Shan is part of the Yan Shan mountain range. The vegetation is warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest.

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Panthera pardus, Vulpes vulpes, Mustela sibirica and Naemorhedus goral.

Established as a national nature reserve (4,660 ha) in 1986.

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