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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
Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lord Derby's Parakeet Psittacula derbiana	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A3
Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea	LC	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Stump-tailed Macaque Macaca arctoides	800	800	individuals	100	favourable
Black Crested Gibbon Nomascus concolor	600	450	individuals	75	near favourable
Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa	200	100	individuals	50	unfavourable
Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus	200	100	individuals	50	unfavourable
Capricornis sumatraensis_discarded	100	100	individuals	100	favourable
Long-tailed Goral Naemorhedus caudatus	200	200	individuals	100	favourable
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	100	20	individuals	20	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

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)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	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	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Wuliangshan	Nature Reserve	44

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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