CN329
Changdao Nature Reserve


Country/territory: China (mainland)

IBA criteria met: A1, A4iv (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 5,300 hectares (53.00 km2)


Site description (2009 baseline)
The Changdao Islands are also called Changshan Liedao, and they lie in the strait between the Shandong and Liaodong peninsulas. The IBA is a migratory bottleneck for birds, and more than one million birds migrate throught the islands annually. One of China’s most important bird-banding stations is on the islands.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: No information.

Attributes
Raptors MOU - IBA listed under Table 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Changdao Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/changdao-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/12/2024.