Yinggeling (27253)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: B2
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Yinggeling
Central coordinates: Latitude: 19.0500, Longitude: 109.5333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 200 to 1811
Area of KBA (km2): 202.74462
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Yinggeling is the second highest peak in Hainan. The inaccessibility of the IBA has protected the forests from human disturbance, and satellite images reveal some 300 km2 of primary forest.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. 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: No information.
Delineation rationale: Baisha county.