Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 60,100 hectares (601.00 km2)
Site description (2009 baseline)
The IBA includes Fenghuang Shan, Xi Daming Shan and Xiaoming Shan mountains, and the intervening areas. It includes 23,000 ha of forest, with some 20% of the land in the nature reserve being used for forestry.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Macaca assamensis, Manis pentadactyla, Viverra zibetha, Selenarctos thibetanus and Felis temmincki. Cervus nippon was still present in the 1970s, but is now locally extinct. Nationally protected plants include Camellia chrysantha.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xidamingshan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xidamingshan-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/12/2024.