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Bangong Co


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
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis NT breeding 2003 present A1, A3, A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus LC passage 2003 present A4i

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bangong Co (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bangong-co-iba-china-(mainland) on 24/11/2024.