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Site description (2009 baseline):
Site location and context
Located in Chuxiong City. The main habitats in the IBA are coniferous forest, scrub and grassland, with a forest cover of 94%. The nature reserve consists of a 12,000 ha buffer zone and a 4,000 ha core area, and 1,753 ha of the national forest receive good protection.
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Established as Zixishan Forest Farm in 1962, became a prefectural nature reserve in 1982, and upgraded to a provincial-level nature reserve (16,000 ha) in 1994. In 2000 it was established as a national forest park, and a management office was set up in 2001.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zixishan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zixishan-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.
