Tuoda Nature Reserve (27190)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Tuoda Nature Reserve
Central coordinates: Latitude: 26.9833, Longitude: 104.0500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 2000 to 2400
Area of KBA (km2): 31.54799
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located in Weining County. The IBA is in a rather flat upland area, where the main habitat is secondary broadleaf forest. Forest cover is more than 80%.
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 palnts such as Taxus chinensis, Taxus mairei, Magnolia officinalis and Cinnamomum glanduliferum and animals such as Tylototriton kweichowensis, Manis pentadactyla and Naemorhedus goral.