Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 153,000 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | low | favourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
At the Huang He (Yellow River) estuary, massive volumes of sediment brought down by the river have settled and formed the largest river delta in China and the youngest coast wetland in eastern China. This sedimentary area is a flat plain. Vegetation cover is c.53.7% inside the nature reserve, and the IBA includes the largest area of coastal vegetation in China.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 09/12/2019.
