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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha	VU	passage (2004)	rare	A1
Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis	LC	breeding (2002)	rare	A3
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos	LC	breeding (2000)	uncommon	A3
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae	LC	resident (2000)	uncommon	A3
Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus	LC	breeding (1986–1999)	uncommon	A3
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii	LC	breeding (2000)	uncommon	A3
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus	LC	breeding (1992–1997)	uncommon	A3
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis	LC	breeding (2000)	common	A3
Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola	LC	resident (2000)	uncommon	A3
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus	LC	resident (2000)	common	A3
Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus	VU	breeding (2004)	present	A3
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus	LC	resident (1995)	uncommon	A3
Aethopyga christinae	NR	resident (2000)	common	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Shing Mun	Country Park (V)	42
1977	Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve	Specially Protected Area (IV)	14
1977	Tai Mo Shan Montane Scrub Forest	Specially Protected Area (IV)	4
1977	Shing Mun Fung Shui Woodland	Specially Protected Area (IV)	<1
1979	Tai Mo Shan	Country Park (V)	43
1979	Ng Tung Chai	Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (-)	7
1980	Ng Tung Chai	Specially Protected Area (IV)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	23	Secondary scrub
Forest	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tai Po Kau, Shing Mun and Tai Mo Shan area (Hong Kong (China)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tai-po-kau-shing-mun-and-tai-mo-shan-area-iba-hong-kong-(china) on 23/12/2024.