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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	2003	present	A1, A3
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2003	present	A1
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis	VU	resident	2003	min 10 individuals	A1, A3
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, 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
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus	250	205	individuals	82	near favourable
Tiger Panthera tigris	30	2	individuals	7	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	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	Xishuangbanna	Nature Reserve	100
1993	Xishuangbanna	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		53
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		23
Shrubland		17
Introduced vegetation		4
Other		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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