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Mengjin Huanghe Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

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
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).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Huangheshidi Nature Reserve 190,000 protected area contains site 8,400

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


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.