Important Bird Areas (IBA) in Hong Kong
 


Tai Po Kau, Shing Mun and Tai Mo Shan

  • Coordinates: 22 24 E 114 8 N
  • Altitude: 200-957 m
  • Area: 3315 ha
  • Habitats: Artificial landscapes (terrestrial); Forest; Shrubland;
  • Globally threatened / Conservation important species: Fairy Pitta, Brown-breasted Jungle Flycatcher, Large Grass Warbler, Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
  • Biome restricted species: Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike, Swinhoe's Minivet, Chinese Bulbul, Chestnut Bulbul, Black Bulbul, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Slaty-backed Forktail, Masked Laughingthrush, Hwamei, Striated Yuhina, Fujian Niltava, Fork-tailed Sunbirds, Grey Treepie
  • Biomes: AS08: Sino-Himalayan subtropical forest


Map of "Tai Po Kau, Shing Mun and Tai Mo Shan"
(Source of information: AFCD)
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Habitat distribution of "Tai Po Kau, Shing Mun and Tai Mo Shan"
(Source of information: AFCD)
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Habitat of Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve (HKBWS Photo)

Brown-breasted Jungle Flycatchers
Status: Vulnerable
Location: Tai Po Kau and near Kap Lung
(Photo: Michelle and Peter Wong)
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
Status:Near-threatened / species of global conservation concern
Location: Tai Po Kau
(Photo: Michelle and Peter Wong)

BirdLife International IBA DATA FORM (in PDF format)


Contact HKBWS, e-mail to hkbws@hkbws.org.hk

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Overview of the inventory

Key habitats and birds

IBA 1
Inner Deey Bay and Shenzhen River Catchment

IBA 2
Tai Po Kau, Shing Mun, Tai Mo Shan

Conservation infrastructure and protected area system

Looking forward

Summary of IBA in Asia (in PDF format, 2.2Mb)

Press release (Hong Kong): 18 Nov 2004

Press release (BirdLife, global): 18 Nov 2004

News reports and relevent news