Longhua (15766)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Longhua
Central coordinates: Latitude: 23.2833, Longitude: 105.5667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 380 to 1465
Area of KBA (km2): 152.98059
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located in the west of Napo County. The IBA has a hilly landscape and a good number of streams, and there are 31 peaks above 1,000 m. Broadleaf evergreen forest still survives at above 1,200 m.
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: Nationally protected plants include Garcinia paucinervis and Burretiodendron hsienmu. Animals include Python molurus, Macaca assamensis, Capricornis sumatraensis, Viverra zibetha, Felis bengalensis and Selenarctos thibetanus.
Delineation rationale: Polygon from World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA). Accuracy probably OK.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |