Yachang (15751)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Yachang
Central coordinates: Latitude: 24.8500, Longitude: 106.2833
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 300 to 1982
0KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Yachang is located in the western part of Leye County, with the Nanpan Jiang river to the west, at the edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The highest peak in the IBA is Gaodaping, at 1,982 m, and the whole area has low to medium height mountains. There are still large patches of coniferous-broadleaf mixed forest and commercially-exploited forest, with forest cover of 17%. The construction of a hydro-electric plant has had some impacts on the IBA.
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)
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Andrias davidianus, Python molurus, Macaca thibetana, Manis pentadactyla, Macaca mulatta, Viverra zibetha and Moschus berezovskii.
Delineation rationale: Polygon from World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA). Accuracy difficult to determine.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 33 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 33 | |
| Shrubland | 33 |