Current view: Text account
Site description (2009 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Established as a nature reserve in 1982, and upgraded to a national nature reserve in 1988.
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.
