Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A1, A4iv (2009)
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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
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.