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Xishui 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
Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii VU resident (2003) present A1, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1982 Xishuizhongyaredaisenlin Nature Reserve (V) 100
2010 China Danxia World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 16

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xishui Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xishui-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 15/12/2024.