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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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	breeding	2003	present	A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	passage	2003	present	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Chayuhu	Nature Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chagan Hu Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chagan-hu-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.