Anqing wetlands (Caizi Hu, Wuchang Hu and other lakes) (China (mainland))

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Anqing wetlands (Caizi Hu, Wuchang Hu and other lakes)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2003	present	A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	EN	winter	2003	present	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	2003	present	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	unknown	2003	present	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	2003	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Anqingyanjiangshuiqin	Nature Reserve	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anqing wetlands (Caizi Hu, Wuchang Hu and other lakes) (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anqing-wetlands-(caizi-hu-wuchang-hu-and-other-lakes)-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.