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Cat Islet Seabird Refuge, Penghu County Refuge


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus LC breeding (1987–1998) 5,000–8,000 birds A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (1987–1998) min 6,700 pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1991 Penghu County Mao Islet Seabird Refuge 野生動物保護區 (IV) 100
1997 Penghu County Mao Islet 野生動物重要棲息環境 (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cat Islet Seabird Refuge, Penghu County Refuge (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cat-islet-seabird-refuge-penghu-county-refuge-iba-taiwan-china on 23/12/2024.