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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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	2008	present	A1
Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Paradoxornis ruficeps	NR	resident	2000	present	A3

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Tongbiguan	Nature Reserve	92

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		86
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	7
Other		5
Shrubland		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tongbiguan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tongbiguan-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.