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Aogu Wetlands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor EN non-breeding (1994–2001) 5–9 individuals A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC winter (1991–2001) 388–1,000 individuals A4i
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi VU winter (1989–2001) 61–150 individuals A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (1991–2001) min 20,000 individuals A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2009 Chayi County Aogu 野生動物重要棲息環境 (IV) 5

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other 68
not utilised 17
agriculture 10
water management 6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aogu Wetlands (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aogu-wetlands-iba-taiwan-china on 16/01/2025.