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Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Sichuan
Central coordinates 103o 52.00' East  33o 6.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 64,300 ha
Altitude 2,000 - 4,764m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Located in the south-western part of Jiuzhaigou County. Jiuzhaigou is a mountain valley that extends for more than 40 km, with nine Tibetan villages in the vicinity. The river valley and the slopes are fully covered by dense forest, and there are 118 lakes along the valley. The vegetation shows prominent vertical zonation, with temperate coniferous forest (2,000-2,500 m), coniferous-broadleaf mixed forest (2,500-2,800 m), coniferous forest (2,800-3,500 m) and alpine scrub and grassland (above 3,500 m).

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax sukatschewi resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Rusty-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis przewalskii resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Rufous-headed Robin Luscinia ruficeps unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Black-throated Blue Robin Luscinia obscura unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve 72,000 is identical to site 64,300  
Jiuzhaigou Valley UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 106,090 protected area contains site 64,300  
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area World Heritage Site 72,000 protected area contains site 64,300  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   -
Grassland   -
Shrubland   -

Other biodiversity Nationally protected animals include Ailurpoda melanolenca, Pygathrix roxellanae, Pseudois nayaur, Panthera pardus, Ailurus fulgens, Moschus berezovskii and Naemorhedus goral.

Conservation response Established as a national nature reserve (64,300 ha) in 1978. Jiuzhaigou was designated in 1992 as a ‘World Heritage Site’ under the World Heritage Convention, and in 1997 as a ‘Biosphere Reserve’ under UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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