Key Biodiversity Areas

Tongbiguan (15571)
China (mainland), Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Tongbiguan
Central coordinates: Latitude: 24.3667, Longitude: 97.7250
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 210 to 2595
Area of KBA (km2): 842.11025
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: The main habitats in the IBA are forest and scrub.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) The site has been reviewed and re-confirmed as a KBA in the process of compiling the revised 2011 CEPF Ecosystem Profile for the Indo-Burma Hotspot.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Delineation rationale: Protected area: 37,329.5ha (Dehong prefecture: counties comprises Yingjiang:25,969 ha, Longchuan: 3088 ha, Ruili: 8272.5 ha). 2013-02-06 (BL Secretariat): area changed from 37329 ha (IBA 2004) to 34158 (IBA 2009); longitude shifted slightly east, so as to fall within China.

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Shrubland2
Artificial - Terrestrial7
Other5
Forest86

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Agriculture & aquacultureAnnual & perennial non-timber cropsAgro-industry farmingOnly in the future
Biological resource useHunting & collecting terrestrial animalsIntentional use (species being assessed is the target)Only in the future
Biological resource useGathering terrestrial plantsUnintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)Only in the future