Xidamingshan (15768)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Xidamingshan
Central coordinates: Latitude: 22.8167, Longitude: 107.5167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 300 to 1072
Area of KBA (km2): 418.57791
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The IBA includes Fenghuang Shan, Xi Daming Shan and Xiaoming Shan mountains, and the intervening areas. It includes 23,000 ha of forest, with some 20% of the land in the nature reserve being used for forestry.
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 animals include Macaca assamensis, Manis pentadactyla, Viverra zibetha, Selenarctos thibetanus and Felis temmincki. Cervus nippon was still present in the 1970s, but is now locally extinct. Nationally protected plants include Camellia chrysantha.
Delineation rationale: Fusui, Longan, Daxin and Chongzou counties. 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 |