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Zhangmuqing Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident 2008 present A1
Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna EN resident 2007 50 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1982 Zhangmuqing Nature Reserve 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhangmuqing Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhangmuqing-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.