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Tianping Shan


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Elliot's Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti LC resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Golden-fronted Fulvetta Schoeniparus variegaticeps LC resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1978 Huaping Nature Reserve 16
1982 Shouchengshuiyuanlin Nature Reserve 70

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Shrubland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tianping Shan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tianping-shan-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.