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Baiyang Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii VU resident (2008) present A1, A2, A3
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis NT winter (2003) present A1
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sukatschewi VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Rufous-headed Robin Larvivora ruficeps EN breeding (2003) present A1, A2, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Baiyang Nature Reserve (V) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baiyang Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baiyang-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.