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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2003	present	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus	EN	winter	2003	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2003	present	A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	2003	present	A1
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata	NT	winter	2003	present	A4i
Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	EN	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	2003	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2003	present	A1
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	CR	passage	2003	present	A1
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	passage	2003	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	non-breeding	2003	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Xi Dongting Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	35,000	protected area contained by site	35,000
Nandongtihu Shidi and Shuiqin	Nature Reserve	168,000	protected area contained by site	168,000
Nan Dongting Wetland & Waterfowl Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	336,000	protected area contained by site	168,000
Mupinghu	Nature Reserve	26,700	protected area contained by site	26,700
Dongdongtinghu (Hunan)	Nature Reserve	190,300	protected area contained by site	190,300
Dong dongting hu	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	190,000	protected area overlaps with site	190,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dongting Hu wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/15673 on 01/06/2023.