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Site description (2009 baseline):

Yachang is located in the western part of Leye County, with the Nanpan Jiang river to the west, at the edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The highest peak in the IBA is Gaodaping, at 1,982 m, and the whole area has low to medium height mountains. There are still large patches of coniferous-broadleaf mixed forest and commercially-exploited forest, with forest cover of 17%. The construction of a hydro-electric plant has had some impacts on the IBA.

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Andrias davidianus, Python molurus, Macaca thibetana, Manis pentadactyla, Macaca mulatta, Viverra zibetha and Moschus berezovskii.

Unprotected

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yachang (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yachang-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.