Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buff-throated Partridge Tetraophasis szechenyii | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii | VU | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae | VU | resident (2004) | present | A3 |
| White Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| White-speckled Laughingthrush Ianthocincla bieti | VU | resident (2003) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis | LC | resident (2000) | present | A2, A3 |
| Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna | EN | resident (2003) | present | A1, A3 |
| Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | very poor | medium | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | - | poor (40–69%) | very poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity |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 (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Yulongxueshan | Nature Reserve (V) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 47 | |
| Shrubland | 25 | |
| Grassland | 7 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yulong Xueshan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yulong-xueshan-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.