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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
Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1, A3
Rusty-breasted Tit Poecile davidi	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Three-toed Parrotbill Paradoxornis paradoxus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Barred Laughingthrush Ianthocincla lunulata	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Red-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron formosum	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Blackthroat Calliope obscura	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Slaty Bunting Emberiza siemsseni	LC	breeding	2000	present	A2, A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Wolong	Nature Reserve	100
1979	Wolong Nature Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2006	Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wolong Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wolong-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.