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Yang Xian and neighbouring area


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
Asian Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon EN resident (2003) present A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Yangxianzhuhuan Nature Reserve (V) 7

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Shrubland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yang Xian and neighbouring area (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yang-xian-and-neighbouring-area-iba-china-(mainland) on 28/12/2024.