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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha	VU	breeding (1993–1999)	2–10 birds	A1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	56
Artificial/Terrestrial	32
Other	10
Grassland	1
Shrubland	1
Wetlands (inland)	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yellow Butterfly Valley (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yellow-butterfly-valley-iba-taiwan-china on 05/12/2024.