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Location China (mainland), Guangxi
Central coordinates 110o 42.00' East  25o 14.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 90,400 ha
Altitude 200 - 1,936m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Haiyangshan extends for 70 km, with a north-south orientation. The topography is mainly low and intermediate-height mountains, with 11 peaks above 1,000 m.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti resident  2008  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Elliot's Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti resident  2008  present [units unknown]  A1  Near Threatened 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Haiyangshanshuiyuanlin Nature Reserve 170,321 is identical to site 90,400  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   -
Grassland   -
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)   -

Other biodiversity Animals include Felis temmincki, Macaca thibetana, Manis pentadactyla, Macaca mulatta, Viverra zibetha, Viverricula indica and Moschus berezovskii.

Conservation response Established as a county-level nature reserve in 1982.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Haiyangshan Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013

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