Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor | EN | winter | 1993-2001 | 330-530 individuals | A1, A4i |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tainan County Zengwen River Mouth North Bank Black-faced Spoonbill Refuge | 野生動物保護區 | 320 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Tainan County Zengwen River Mouth | 野生動物重要棲息環境 | 320 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Taijiang | 國家公園 | 4,738 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | - | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| water management | - |
| not utilised | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chiku. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chiku-iba-taiwan-china on 02/10/2023.
