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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident (2004) present A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed low medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset good

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes likely in long term (beyond 4 years) few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use likely in long term (beyond 4 years) few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Most of site (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) A manage­ment plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1986 Caiyanghe Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 96
Other 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Caiyanghe (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/caiyanghe-iba-china-(mainland) on 07/01/2025.