Mount Huang Shan, China (mainland)
Site Details
Assessment Details
Site Overview
KBA status: confirmed
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)
Global KBA criteria:
Year of assessment:
2009
National site name: Mount Huang Shan
Central coordinates: Lat: 30.13 Long: 118.15
System:
Terrestrial
Altitude (m): 400 to 1,873
Area of KBA (ha): 27,553
Protected area coverage (%): 58
Text account
Year of compilation: 2009
Site description:
Huang Shan is located in southern Anhui Province, and is the highest mountain in eastern China. It is a famous tourist attraction for its pine forests, rocks, hot springs and clouds.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage level | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest | - | - | - |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2022) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mount Huang Shan. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Global Wildlife Conservation, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/ on 29/06/2022.