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Xiaozhaizigou Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus LC resident (2000) present A3
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
White Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1979 Xiaozhaizigou Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Shrubland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xiaozhaizigou Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xiaozhaizigou-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.