The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | EN | winter | 2003 | present | A1 |
Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | non-breeding | 2008 | present | A4i |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage | 2008 | present | A1 |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | unknown | 2008 | present | A4i |
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri | CR | passage | 2008 | present | A1 |
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha | LC | unknown | 2008 | present | A4i |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | unknown | 2008 | present | A4i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 2003 | present | A4i |
Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | winter | 1998 | 52 individuals | A1 |
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana | EN | winter | 2003 | present | A1 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown | 2008 | present | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Huangheshidi | Nature Reserve | 190,000 | protected area contains site | 8,400 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mengjin Huanghe Nature Reserve. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mengjin-huanghe-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 19/03/2024.