Dulong Jiang River Valley (15560)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Dulong Jiang River Valley
Central coordinates: Latitude: 27.7333, Longitude: 98.4167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1500 to 5128
Area of KBA (km2): 11397.6677
Protected area coverage (%): 95.23
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located in north-west Gongshan County, north-west Yunnan Province, the IBA is adjacent to Myanmar in the west, to Gaoligongshan in the east and to Zayü County, Tibet in the north. The Dulong Jiang River is the upper course of the Simeikai Jiang river, and for 91.7 km it follows the boundary of Yunnan Province before entering Myanmar. The vegetation is well preserved, with prominent vertical zonation. The avifauna here has affinities with Indian and Myanmar, and this is the only place where birds such as Tragopan blythii, Brachypteryx hyperythra and Harpactes wardi are found in China.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Davidia involucrate, Alsophila spinulosa and Taiwania cryptomerioides. Animals include Panthera tigris tigris, Panthera pardus, Neofelis nebulosa, Macaca assamensis, Budorcas taxicolor and Presbytis pileata.
Delineation rationale: Polygon provided by Conservation International (CI). Accuracy difficult to determine.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Agro-industry farming | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Gathering terrestrial plants | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Only in the future |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Only in the future | |
| Residential & commercial development | Tourism & recreation areas | Ongoing |