Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | 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 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
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 unfavourable | 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 unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity |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 | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Yulongxueshan | Nature Reserve | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23/11/2024.