Lao Shan Mountain (27228)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Lao Shan Mountain
Central coordinates: Latitude: 32.0833, Longitude: 118.5667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 442 to 442
Area of KBA (km2): 55.35815
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Lao Shan has rather good vegetation cover, mainly of mixed deciduous and evergreen broadleaf forest. It is subject to quite high levels of disturbance from tourism.
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: No information.
Delineation rationale: Boundary digitized by Gill Bunting at Birdlife International using Google Earth. Accuracy difficult to determine.