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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Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri | CR | passage | 2003 | present | A1 |
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis | NT | breeding | 1997 | 5-12 individuals | A1, A3 |
Relict Gull Larus relictus | VU | breeding | 1985 | present | A1 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | passage | 2003 | present | A1 |
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | breeding | 2008 | rare | A1 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2003 | present | A1 |
Ala Shan Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus | NT | breeding | 2003 | present | A2, A3 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 2003 | min 20,000 individuals | 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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Xiaosuganhu | Nature Reserve | 3,500 | protected area contained by site | 3,500 |
Dunhuang | Nature Reserve | 3,441,170 | protected area contained by site | 3,441,170 |
Dasuganhu | Nature Reserve | 9,640 | protected area contained by site | 9,640 |
Anxijihanhuangmo | Nature Reserve | 800,000 | protected area contained by site | 800,000 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dunhuang Nature Reserve and Western Qilian Shan mountains. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dunhuang-nature-reserve-and-western-qilian-shan-mountains-iba-china-(mainland) on 19/03/2024.