TW026
Chingkunshen


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 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
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta LC winter 1998 1,016 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Other artificial wetlands, Saltpans 35
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other 42
agriculture 38
water management 13
not utilised 5
urban/industrial/transport 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chingkunshen (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chingkunshen-iba-taiwan-china on 23/11/2024.